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Cell culture bioreactor

CA 1307225 C · Owner: Armstrong, David W. · Inventors: Armstrong, David W.; Fleming, L. Perry; Grenzowski, Deborah G.

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David W. Armstrong, L. Perry Fleming, Deborah G. Grenzowski ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, There is disclosed a cell culture apparatus particularly suitable for the culture of viable shear, sensitive cells, either grown in suspension or attached to a substrate such as microcarrier beads. The apparatus comprises a cell culture compartment and a compensation chamber disposed thereabove and serving to maintain sterile conditions for the cell culture compartment operating in a zero-headspace mode. The cell culture compartment comprises a gas exchange tube connected to an outside source of gas and defining a downflow zone and a central upflow zone in the cell culture compartment. An Archimedean …

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  • Granted September 8, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 8, 2009.
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FiledJuly 19, 1988
GrantedSeptember 8, 1992
Term endedSeptember 8, 2009
Patent numberCA 1307225 C
Classification (IPC)C12M3/00 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedJuly 19, 1988Patent grantedSep 8, 1992Term endedSep 8, 2009

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