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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2021
Applicant:

University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

Rocky S. Tuan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Hang Lin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Thomas P. Lozito, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Peter Alexander, Wexford, PA (US);

Douglas Allen Nelson, Jr., Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Riccardo Gottardi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); C12M 1/32 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/42 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0697 (2013.01); C12M 21/08 (2013.01); C12M 23/12 (2013.01); C12M 23/16 (2013.01); C12M 23/34 (2013.01); C12M 35/04 (2013.01); C12M 35/08 (2013.01); C12N 2502/1311 (2013.01); C12N 2502/1317 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are various bioreactor devices and systems for growing cellular material, and related methods of growing cellular material. In some cases, a system can include a well plate having a plurality of wells and a bioreactor situated in each well of the well plate. In some cases, a bioreactor can include an inner body which divides the bioreactor into several distinct chambers and facilitates the growth of a multi-tissue sample in the bioreactor. In some cases, a system can include a mechanical actuator situated to mechanically stress tissues grown in a bioreactor.


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