公开(公告)号：US07632675B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

申请号：US10863584

申请日：2004-06-07

Applicant: Andrey J. Zarur ,  Seth T. Rodgers ,  Todd A. Basque ,  Ian K. MacGregor ,  Timothy J. Johnson

Inventor： Andrey J. Zarur ,  Seth T. Rodgers ,  Todd A. Basque ,  Ian K. MacGregor ,  Timothy J. Johnson

IPC: C12M1/02 ,  C12M3/02

CPC classification number: C12M23/08 ,  B01F9/0001 ,  B01F9/002 ,  B01F11/00 ,  B01L7/00 ,  B01L9/52 ,  B01L2300/0819 ,  B01L2300/0822 ,  B01L2300/0829 ,  B01L2400/0409 ,  C12M23/10 ,  C12M23/48 ,  C12M27/10 ,  C12M41/14 ,  Y10S435/809

Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for manipulating chambers and other substrates for chemical, biological, or biochemical samples, such as cell culture and other chambers, within units such as incubators. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a technique for maintaining a plurality of substrates or chambers in a housing within which a predetermined environment is maintained, and moving substrates or chambers in and out of the housing, in some cases without creating a large opening in the housing (e.g., by opening a door significantly larger than the substrates). A technique is provided, in certain embodiments, in which a plurality of substrates are mounted in fixed, secured relation to each other within a housing providing a predetermined, controlled environment, and are moved within the housing so that they can be evenly exposed to any differences in environment within the housing. In still another embodiment, the invention provides a method for rotating a substrate or chamber about a substantially vertical and/or horizontal axis.

Abstract translation: 本公开总体上涉及用于在诸如培养箱的单元内操作用于化学，生物或生化样品（例如细胞培养物和其它室）的室和其它底物的系统和方法。 在某些实施例中，本发明提供了一种用于在保持预定环境的壳体中保持多个基板或室的技术，以及将基板或室移入和移出壳体的方法，在某些情况下不会在 （例如，通过打开比基板大得多的门）。 在某些实施例中提供了一种技术，其中多个基板以固定的，固定的关系安装在提供预定的受控环境的壳体内，并且在壳体内移动，使得它们可以均匀地暴露于任何 房屋环境差异。 在另一个实施例中，本发明提供了一种用于围绕基本垂直和/或水平轴线旋转衬底或室的方法。