Title:
CELL CULTURE APPARTUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/061693
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
It is intended to improve subculture performance and prevent contamination and cross-contamination by providing a cell culture apparatus which comprises: a culture means (15) of culturing cells which contains at least one cultivator (1) allowing control of its inner environment and having a medium inoculated with cells; a medium replacing means (9) of replacing the medium in the above cultivator; a cell measuring means (5) of measuring the conditions of the cells in the above cultivator; a cell inoculation means (11) of inoculating the cells in the above cultivator having been cultured by the above culture means into another cultivator having no cell inoculated; an air-tight chassis (17) for containing the above culture means, the above medium replacing means, the above cell measuring means and the above cell inoculation means which is provided with at least one opening/closing unit (19a) and (19b); and a cultivator carrying means (6) of carrying the above cultivator between the opening/closing unit of the above chassis and at least one of the above culture means, the above medium replacing means, the above cell measuring means and the above cell inoculation means.
Inventors:
SUZUKI TSUTOMU (JP)
UEDA MINORU (JP)
UEDA MINORU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2003/016375
Publication Date:
July 07, 2005
Filing Date:
December 19, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HITACHI MEDICAL CORP (JP)
SUZUKI TSUTOMU (JP)
UEDA MINORU (JP)
SUZUKI TSUTOMU (JP)
UEDA MINORU (JP)
International Classes:
C12M1/34; C12M1/36; C12M3/00; (IPC1-7): C12M3/00
Foreign References:
| JPS58155087A | 1983-09-14 | |||
| JPH01228455A | 1989-09-12 | |||
| JP2003116593A | 2003-04-22 | |||
| JPH06296481A | 1994-10-25 | |||
| JPS5318789A | 1978-02-21 |
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