Patent ID: 9550970
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: C12M

Claim:
1. A growth cassette for use with culture systems, the growth cassette comprising: a housing having an exterior and an interior, the interior including a plurality of distinct wells, the housing sized and dimensioned to be removably received by a growth cassette receiver of a culture system; a first media inlet accessible from the exterior of the housing; a first media inlet valve selectively operable to control a media flow via the first media inlet, the first media inlet valve selectively coupleable to be driven from the exterior of the housing by a first actuator of the culture system; a second media inlet accessible from the exterior of the housing; a second media inlet valve selectively operable to control a media flow via the second media inlet, the second media inlet valve selectively coupleable to be driven from the exterior of the housing by a second actuator of the culture system; at least one diverter valve selectively coupleable to be driven from the exterior of the housing by a third actuator of the culture system; a media channel in the interior of the housing that provides fluid communication between the first media inlet valve, the second media inlet valve and the at least one diverter valve; a first channel in the interior of the housing that provides fluid communication between the at least one diverter valve and a first one of the wells; and a second channel in the interior of the housing that provides fluid communication between the at least one diverter valve and a second one of the wells, wherein the at least one diverter valve is operable to provide passage from the media channel, selectively to the first channel and the second channel.