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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1993
Filed:
May. 28, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Butz, Westford, MA (US);
George Lyman, Cape Porpose, ME (US);
David Root, Lexington, MA (US);
Gregory Mathus, Concord, MA (US);
Assignee:
Costar Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435240241 ; 435284 ; 435297 ; 435311 ; 422101 ; 422102 ;
Abstract
A tissue or cell growth device is described for placement within a well of a cluster dish. The device has a cell or tissue retention element detachably attached to a hanger. The hanger preferably has openings allowing access to the well without removal of the member and is capable of positioning the cell or tissue retention element a preselected distance relative to the hanger. Also described are various embodiments of the device having differently shaped hangers and the combination of the device and a cluster dish.