Mixing system

US9669366B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Oscar-Werner Reif · Hannover, DE
• Gerhard Greller · Oettingen, DE
• Juergen Van Den Boogaard · Dransfeld, DE
• Karl-Heinz Kompart · Bodenfelde, DE
• Marco Lohrengel · Hattorf am Harz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 7, 2009
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01F35/605
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A mixing system has a single-use container (1) with flexible walls and a mixing device. The mixing device has at least one encapsulated drive (5) and a mixer shaft (3). The drive (5) can be disposed of after use together with the mixer shaft (3) and the single-use container (1). The mixing system can be used in biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry for mixing liquids, dissolving solids or cultivating cells and microorganisms.