Abstract: A bioprocess container consists of a flexible container, placed inside a heat exchanger. By providing a disposable agitation device inside the sealed container, a filled container can be stirred without having to open the container. Possible agitation elements include traditional stirrers, rotating magnetic rods, bladder devices integral with the structure of the container, as well as different devices for manipulating the shape of the sealed container. Finally, a containment disk is used to ensure that the magnetic rod is maintained in the magnetic field.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2002
Date of Patent:
January 4, 2005
Assignee:
ILC Dover LPP
Inventors:
David Phillip Cadogan, Scott Lester Davidson, Thomas Joseph Edwards, John Kun Hung Lin, Steven Michael Lloyd, Tony Ray McKee