Disposable valve and flexible containers for pressurized bioreactors
US9475686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F35/513
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a valve assembly for preventing dead leg spaces in a container or tubing, the embodiments including a three-way valve system for controlling back-pressure in a fluid generating device, such as a single-use high pressure bioreactor. Also disclosed is a pressurized reactor system for bioprocessing, comprising a single-use container including a flexible wall or a semi-rigid wall.
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