Disposable bioreactor condenser bag and filter heater

US10221383B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB · US

Inventors

• Richard Lee Damren · Marlborough, US
• Colin Touhey · Brooklyn, US
• Thomas Erdenberger · Arlington, US
• Michael Fisher · Ashland, US
• Geoffrey L. Hodge · Sutton, US
• Patrick Guertin · Mendon, US
• Parrish M. Galliher · Littleton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 8, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12M41/12
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A system for condensing moisture in a moist gas stream entering or leaving a bioreactor includes a condenser container, the condenser container comprising: an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface, the inner wall surface defining an interior chamber for holding a fluid; and a first fitment attached to the outer wall surface and forming a first port configured to allow the moist gas stream to flow into the interior chamber; a second fitment attached to the outer wall surface and forming a second port configured to allow a dried gas to flow from the interior chamber and out of the second port; and a cooling device in contact with at least one portion of the outer wall surface and arranged to cool the at least one portion of the outer wall surface.