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Cell culture device

  • US 4,242,460 A
  • Filed: 12/26/1978
  • Issued: 12/30/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1978
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cell culture device comprising,a housing,a stationary spool mounted within and wholly surrounded by said housing,said housing and spool defining a fluid tight cavity therebetween,said housing having a port communicating with said cavity for introduction of cells into said cavity,said housing having inlet and outlet means,a semipermeable tube wrapped about said spool along the longitudinal axis thereof to form coils in said cavity,the ends of said tube extending through said inlet and outlet means,the interior of said tube defining a fluid flow path for communicating with a fluid source, andthe walls of said housing, spool, and tube defining an enclosed cell culture compartment,said tube being of a material capable of permitting transport, from said compartment to fluid flowing along said path, of products produced by said cells, and transport from said fluid to said compartment of nutrients for said cells, while maintaining immunological separation between said fluid and said cells.

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