Global Patent Index - EP 4153718 A1

EP 4153718 A1 20230329 - CELL CULTURE APPARATUS

Title (en)

CELL CULTURE APPARATUS

Title (de)

ZELLKULTURVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CULTURE CELLULAIRE

Publication

EP 4153718 A1 20230329 (DE)

Application

EP 21710314 A 20210311

Priority

  • EP 20175312 A 20200519
  • EP 2021056234 W 20210311

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021233585A1] The invention relates to a cell culture apparatus for cultivating cell spheroids, comprising at least one compartment having n compartment walls which define a compartment base area and a volume VK above the compartment base area and a multiplicity of microwells having p top edges and a volume VM, wherein the microwells are arranged in the compartment base area such that the compartment base area outside the microwells merely has inclined surfaces, the number of microwells is chosen such that the entire compartment base area is covered with microwells, all the microwells have the same volume VM and the microwells have the shape of a pyramid or a cone having a rounded tip for accommodation of cells and additionally rounded edges between the tip and the base of the pyramid or the cone.

IPC 8 full level

C12M 1/32 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP IL KR US)

C12M 23/12 (2013.01 - KR US); C12M 23/14 (2013.01 - EP IL KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021233585A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021233585 A1 20211125; AU 2021276361 A1 20230202; CA 3182327 A1 20211125; CN 115605575 A 20230113; EP 4153718 A1 20230329; IL 298176 A 20230101; JP 2023527703 A 20230630; KR 20230012525 A 20230126; US 2023193179 A1 20230622

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021056234 W 20210311; AU 2021276361 A 20210311; CA 3182327 A 20210311; CN 202180035172 A 20210311; EP 21710314 A 20210311; IL 29817622 A 20221113; JP 2022568589 A 20210311; KR 20227043284 A 20210311; US 202117926553 A 20210311