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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas G. Dilorenzo, Arvada, CO (US);
Edward Allan Stanton, Firestone, CO (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. DiLorenzo, Arvada, CO (US);
Edward Allan Stanton, Firestone, CO (US);
Assignee:
Terumo BCT, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 19/0063 (2013.01); C12M 29/16 (2013.01); C12M 25/10 (2013.01); C12M 29/20 (2013.01); C12M 25/12 (2013.01); B01D 19/0042 (2013.01); C12M 23/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cell expansion system includes an air removal chamber to provide a bubble trap so that air and/or gas bubbles do not enter the bioreactor of the cell expansion system. The air removal chamber includes a pair of ports situated at the bottom of the air removal chamber. An entrance port allows fluid to enter the air removal chamber, and an exit port allows fluid to exit the air removal chamber. In one embodiment the air removal chamber forms an element of a premounted fluid conveyance assembly for use with a cell expansion machine.