Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Shibuya Corporation

Kazuhito Tanimoto

Tetsuya Nishimura

Katsuki Hashimoto

Tomoo Matsuoka

A main isolator(main aseptic device) includes a main connection parthaving an opening O through which a work space W is externally opened, and an internal opening and closing memberconfigured to open and close an internal openingof the main connection parton the work space W side. A manual incubator(first auxiliary aseptic device) includes a first auxiliary connection partconnectable with the main connection partof the main isolator, and an automatic incubatorand a housing container(second auxiliary aseptic devices) each include a second auxiliary connection partsmaller than the first auxiliary connection part. In addition, an external blockage memberconfigured to externally block the opening O of the main connection partis provided.

Aseptic work system

An article conveying deviceincludes a movable conveyerfor conveying a culture vessel(article) and longitudinal moverfor moving the movable conveyer, and a conveyer driving motoris provided separately from the movable conveyer, and a driving magnet MA rotated by a driving shaftdriven by the conveyer driving motorand a driven magnet MB provided on the movable conveyerand connected to the driving magnet MA by a magnetic force in a non-contact manner are provided. A plurality of the driven magnets MB is provided along a moving direction of the movable conveyerby the longitudinal mover, and an interval between the plurality of the driven magnets MB is matched with a moving distance of the movable conveyerby the longitudinal mover

Article conveying device

An isolator systemincludes: a main isolatorin which an aseptic state is maintained and which is for performing an aseptic operation; an incubatorin which the aseptic state is maintained and which is connected to the main isolatorand is for culturing cells and the like; decontamination meansfor decontaminating the inside of the main isolator; and a decontamination stationthat decontaminates the inside of the incubator. The isolator systemfurther includes a blocking memberfor sealing a connection portfrom the outside, the port being provided in the main isolatorand being for connection with the incubator. When the inside of the main isolatoris decontaminated, the connection portis sealed from the outside with the blocking member. The isolator system that can efficiently decontaminate the main isolator and the subisolator connected to this main isolator can be provided.

Isolator system and decontamination method therefor

A decontamination process device includes a chamber that contains a decontamination target, a heating device that generates decontamination vapor, an air sending part that sends the decontamination vapor into the chamber, a ventilation system that ventilates the chamber, a controller that controls operations of the decontamination process device. The controller performs a supply process that supplies the decontamination vapor into the chamber and an elimination process that eliminates a decontamination component after the supply process. The ventilation system adjusts an ventilation amount and the controller is set to repeat the supply processes at multiple times, and to perform a dry process between the repeated supply processes and to maintain the chamber at a positive pressure during the dry process.

Decontamination process device and decontamination process method

An incubator includes filters in supply passages for supplying an environment-adjusting-medium. Divergent passages are connected to portions of the supply passages upstream from the filters. The divergent passages converge to a single supply/exhaust passage, which is provided with a pump. By driving the pump in a forward or reverse direction, decontamination gas is pumped from a culture space and discharged outside, and open air is introduced into the culture space. After sucking the contamination gas to adsorb it on the filter, open air is introduced so that the contamination gas is discharged into the culture space

Incubator and method for decontaminating incubator

An isolator system includes an isolator, passbox, clean booth, and decontamination gas supply. The isolator includes a sterile operation area and a wearing entity for an operator. The passbox enables introducing an object into the sterile operation area. The clean booth, encloses an insertion port of the wearing entity and an inlet port for introducing the object into the passbox. A clean gas supply supplies clean gas to the sterile operation area and to the clean booth. The decontamination gas supply supplies decontamination gas into the sterile operation area and the clean booth. After an interior of the sterile operation area and the clean booth are decontaminated, pressures of the sterile operation area and the clean booth are maintained at least equal to a building pressure and the pressure of the clean booth is maintained lower than a pressure of the sterile operation area.

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Kanazawa, Japan

Kazuhito Tanimoto