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US 9,540,606 B2Granted
Stirred tank reactor systems and methods of use
AssigneesLife Technologies Corporation, Baxalta Incorporated
InventorsKurt T. Kunas, Robert V. Oakley, Fauad F. Hasan, Michael E. Goodwin, Jeremy K. Larsen, Nephi D. Jones
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Abstract
A method of mixing a fluid includes positioning a flexible bag into the chamber of a support housing, the support housing having a plurality of baffles positioned so that the bag folds around the baffles. A fluid is delivered into a compartment of the flexible bag. A mixing element, such as an impeller, is moved within the compartment of the flexible bag so as to mix the fluid therein.
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A method of mixing a fluid, the method comprising:
- positioning a flexible bag into a chamber of a support housing;
- delivering a fluid into a compartment of the flexible bag;
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- moving a mixing element within the compartment of the flexible bag so as to mix the fluid therein, the step of moving the mixing element comprising:
- removably inserting a drive shaft into a tubular connector having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the tubular connector being connected to the bag, the second end of the tubular connector being secured to an impeller disposed within the compartment of the flexible bag;
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- rotating the drive shaft so that the impeller rotates relative to the bag.
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A reactor system comprising:
- a support housing having an interior surface bounding a chamber;
- a flexible bag having an interior surface bounding a compartment, the flexible bag being disposed within the chamber of the support housing;
- an elongated tubular connector disposed within the compartment of the flexible bag, the tubular connector having a first end connected to the bag and an opposing second end disposed within the compartment;
- a mixing element disposed within the compartment of the flexible bag, the mixing element being coupled with the second end of the tubular connector;
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- a drive shaft removably received within the tubular connector such that rotation of the drive shaft facilitates rotation of the mixing element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.