Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Deepa Ghosh

Sudheer Shenoy

Pushpa Chaudhary

A disposable device is provided for culturing and/or packaging and transporting ready-to-use viable cells cultured on membranes, gels or micro porous substrata. The device includes a housing base defining an interior for culturing cells. The membrane to be used for culturing the cells is placed inside the housing base and fixed with a ring. The base is closed by a lid, which is designed to protect the underlying cells during transport as well as minimize the volume of media used during culture, as well as transport. Media leakage is prevented by the silicon gasket as well as the snaps provided in the device.

Device for culturing and transporting cells

The present invention involves a device for culturing cells on removable membranes/sponges for the purpose of transplantation. The device includes a base plate with snaps and a ring, which fits into the base plate. The membrane/sponge of choice for culturing cells is placed on the base plate and fixed by the ring, which fits tightly to the base. The device is placed inside a suitable culture vessel or receptacle and the cell suspension is added within the insert device. The cells are retained on the membrane, which enables cell attachment and proliferation. Alternatively, small tissue explants can be placed on the membrane enabling cell migration and proliferation. Cells are cultured under standard conditions with regular media changes. Following shipping to the hospitals under appropriate conditions, the insert device would be dismantled and the membrane lifted and placed at the site of transplantation.

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Maharashtra, India

Deepa Ghosh