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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Satoshi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Suenaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoriko Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahito Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Suenaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoriko Tokita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahito Kogure, Kanagawa, JP;
TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
By maintaining the cell density during culture at an appropriate level and eliminating the procedure of transferring cells from a container to another container when a large amount of cells are cultured, damage on cells can be reduced, risk of contamination can be lowered, labor saving can be attained and automation can be attained. A cell culture apparatus including: a culture containerformed of a soft packing material and having an enclosure part-in which a culture medium and/or cells being cultured are enclosed is placed; a container tableon which the culture containeris placed; a rollerwhich is placed on the upper surface of the culture containerand divides the enclosure part-into two or more chambers; and a driving meanswhich relatively moves the rolleror the culture container, thereby to change the volume of the culture part-in the enclosure part-in which a culture medium or cells being cultured are enclosed.