Patent ID: 6210959
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: C12M

Abstract:
An apparatus for the cultivation and concentration of non-adherent cells as well as for the co-culture of two different cell species, consisting of an elongate hollow vessel comprisinga resting surface extending in parallel with the longitudinal axis of said vessel for positioning said hollow vessel for cell culture operation,a standing surface provided orthogonally on said longitudinal axis for positioning said hollow vessel for cell-harvesting operation or for the co-culture of two cell species,at least one closable charging and discharging opening formed on said hollow vessel on the section of the latter which is opposite to said standing surface, anda partitioning wall extending inside said hollow vessel from said standing surface, which partly subdivides the interior space of said vessel, with said partitioning wall being formed at least in parts with a liquid-permeable, however cell-impermeable membrane or a cell-impermeable screen, respectively, in the region near said standing surface.