Disposable container having sensor mounts sealed to the container and sensors in the sensor mounts for measuring at least one parameter of media in the container

US8123397B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Reinhard Baumfalk · Oettingen, DE
• Oscar-Werner Reif · Hannover, DE
• Stefan Obermann · Dransfeld, DE
• Dieter Schmidt · Steinhagen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2006
• Grant date: Feb 28, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01L3/505
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A disposable container is provided for mixing media. The container has at least one closable opening for introducing and/or removing media and has sensor mounts at spaced apart locations on the wall of the container. Each sensor mount has a front surface facing into the container and a rear surface sealed against the wall of the container. Sensors are embedded in the respective sensor mounts at positions adjacent the front surfaces. The sensors measure at least one specified parameter of the media at spaced apart locations in the container. The seals between the rear surfaces of the sensor mounts and the wall of the container ensure sterility for the media in the container.