Tissue culture vessel
First Claim
1. A tissue culture vessel having a base with a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending up from said bottom wall, a cover extending across said sidewalls and opposed to said bottom wall, said cover being formed with at least one opening extending therethrough and a septum extending across said opening for permitting access to interior portions of said vessel by a medical device.
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Abstract
A tissue culture vessel includes opposed top and bottom walls and sidewalls extending between the top and bottom walls. The top wall is formed with a septum aperture and a resealable septum is mounted in the septum aperture to permit access to interior regions of the tissue culture vessel by a medical device for accessing tissue grown in the vessel. The top wall may also include a membrane aperture and a membrane may be mounted in the membrane aperture for providing gas communication to interior portions of the tissue culture vessel.
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- 1. A tissue culture vessel having a base with a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending up from said bottom wall, a cover extending across said sidewalls and opposed to said bottom wall, said cover being formed with at least one opening extending therethrough and a septum extending across said opening for permitting access to interior portions of said vessel by a medical device.
- 17. A tissue culture vessel having a bottom wall, a top wall opposed to said bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls extending between said top and bottom walls, a hollow neck formed at one of said sidewalls and providing communication to interior portions of said vessel for pouring a liquid media into or out of said vessel, a closure securely mounted to said neck for selectively closing said neck, said top wall of said tissue culture vessel having a septum aperture formed therethrough, a septum mounted in said septum aperture and having at least one slit extending at least partly therethrough to permit communication of a medical device with interior portions of said vessel, a membrane aperture formed through said top wall and a breathable membrane being mounted in said membrane aperture.
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