In vitro cell culture assembly
CA 2186209 C · Owner: Pay, Nicholas George Martin · Inventors: Pay, Nicholas George Martin
Overview
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An assembly for in vitro culture of cells of the present invention includes a culture vessel with at least one well. The well has an open top a bottom and a wall with an inside, surface. The assembly also includes at least one insert sized for placement within the well. The insert has an outside surface an open end and a closed end. There is a microporous membrane at the closed end of the insert that closes the end and thereby forms a receptacle within the insert. The assembly further includes provisions for adjustably positioning the insert within the well between a first position where the closed end of the insert is a first distance from said bottom of the well and a second position …
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- Filed September 23, 1996 and granted May 11, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 23, 2016.
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