Global Patent Index - EP 2384363 A2

EP 2384363 A2 20111109 - DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CULTIVATING CELLS IN PARALLEL

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY CULTIVATING CELLS IN PARALLEL

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUTOMATISIERTEN, PARALLELISIERTEN KULTIVIERUNG VON ZELLEN

Title (fr)

INSTALLATION POUR LA CULTURE AUTOMATISÉE ET PARALLÈLE DE CELLULES

Publication

EP 2384363 A2 20111109 (DE)

Application

EP 10721643 A 20100422

Priority

  • DE 2010000454 W 20100422
  • DE 102009018325 A 20090422
  • DE 202009005898 U 20090422

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010121601A2] The invention relates to a device for automatically cultivating cells in parallel in cell culture vessels, in particular microtiter plates (MT plates) (2), having a housing (23) in which are disposed an observation unit (3) comprising at least one microscope (7) and at least one camera (6), a receptacle device (4) for receiving the cell culture vessels, and a fluid distribution unit (5) for automatically filling and/or emptying the cell culture vessels, in particular the wells (17) of MT plates, with fluid, wherein the climatic conditions in the device, in particular the gas composition and temperature, can be regulated at least in the area of the cell culture vessels, wherein a climate chamber (21) is provided in the housing, in which a desired temperature and/or a particular gas composition can be adjusted automatically, and in which the receptacle device (4) having the cell culture vessels (2) is at least partially integrated.

IPC 8 full level

C12M 1/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

C12M 23/12 (2013.01 - EP KR US); C12M 23/48 (2013.01 - EP US); C12M 23/50 (2013.01 - EP US); C12M 33/04 (2013.01 - EP US); C12M 41/48 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010121601A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010121601 A2 20101028; WO 2010121601 A3 20110414; WO 2010121601 A4 20110603; EP 2384363 A2 20111109; JP 2012524527 A 20121018; KR 20110133589 A 20111213; US 2012034596 A1 20120209

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2010000454 W 20100422; EP 10721643 A 20100422; JP 2012506336 A 20100422; KR 20117023154 A 20100422; US 201013257148 A 20100422