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Fluid interface for bioprocessor systems

  • US 7,955,843 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2006
  • Issued: 06/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An aseptic fluidic interface apparatus between bioprocess systems, comprising:

  • an inlet valve, adapted for automatic control, coupled to a biofluid source site;

    a sampling conduit extending from the inlet valve to an outlet valve adapted for automatic control, wherein the outlet valve is coupled to a biofluid process site;

    a trap, the trap being a portion of the sampling conduit extending from the inlet valve to the outlet valve and having a low region that is lower than the inlet valve and the outlet valve;

    a waste valve, adapted for automatic control, that is located at a waste conduit extending from the sampling conduit to a waste site, the waste valve being coupled to the low region of the trap; and

    a wash fluid source coupled to at least one of the inlet or outlet valves.

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