Patent ID: 11926810
Assignee: 3D BIOTEK, LLC
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 9:
10. A bioreactor, comprising:
a reservoir container for holding a liquid medium;
a manifold assembly, said manifold assembly comprising an upper manifold and a lower manifold, said lower manifold having a lower end extending into said reservoir container;
a holder, said holder holding a plurality of fiber assemblies that are suitable as scaffolds for cells; said holder being able to be contained within said manifold assembly; and
a circulating system for causing said liquid medium to flow through said manifold assembly and through said holder,
wherein said manifold assembly and said holder provide a flowpath through said lower manifold and said holder and said upper manifold,
wherein said holder has grooves on an internal surface thereof, and has slots through an external surface thereof, and wherein said grooves and said slots are configured so that said fiber assemblies are able to be inserted through said slots and be supported by at least one of said grooves and said slots,
wherein said slots comprise rounded edges on an outward-facing surface or said grooves comprise rounded edges on an inward-facing surface that is opposite said slots.