公开(公告)号：US12258552B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17620511

申请日：2019-12-18

Applicant: StemCell Technologies Canada Inc.

Inventor： Emanuel Nazareth ,  Eric Jervis ,  Martin O'Keane ,  Tia Sojonky ,  Mark Romanish

IPC: C12M1/36 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C12M1/26 ,  C12M1/34 ,  C12M3/00 ,  C12N5/074

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for the adaptive passage of a culture of cells and apparatus and methods for dissociating cell colonies are described. The systems may include an imaging module, a pipette module, a handling module, and/or a stage module. Coordinated operation of the modules, optionally in an automated manner, is effected by at least one processor based on one or more characteristics of the culture of cells calculated from one or more images captured at more than one time point. A first apparatus for adaptive passage of a culture cells includes an imaging module and at least one processor, which apparatus may be included in the systems or used in the methods. A second apparatus for dissociating cell colonies, may also be included in the systems or used in the methods, includes impact bumper(s) collidable with impact bracket(s) to transmit a dissociative force to a culture of cells.