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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Terumo Bct, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Jones, Littleton, CO (US);
Nathan D. Frank, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Terumo BCT, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 3/04 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12N 5/0775 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 29/18 (2013.01); C12M 23/50 (2013.01); C12M 25/10 (2013.01); C12M 25/12 (2013.01); C12M 27/10 (2013.01); C12M 29/10 (2013.01); C12M 29/16 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12N 5/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are embodiments for expanding cells in a bioreactor. In one embodiment, methods are provided that distribute cells throughout the bioreactor and attach cells to specific portions of a bioreactor to improve the expansion of the cells in the bioreactor. Embodiments may be implemented on a cell expansion system configured to load, distribute, attach and expand cells.