Patent ID: 7004196

Claim:
A closed sterilizable disposable fluid container for use in fluid processing where fluid flows into and out of the container, comprising in combination: a bag constructed of flexible material defining an interior chamber which can retain fluid wherein said bag is further described as having a front panel defined by opposing end edges and opposing side edges, and a back panel defined by opposing end edges and opposing side edges, with the end edges of said front panel sealed to the end edges of said back panel to form opposing bag end edges, and the side edges of said front panel are sealed to the side edges of said back panel to form opposing bag side edges wherein said bag end edges and said bag side edges define the borders of the interior chamber; at least one inlet port through which fluid can flow into the interior chamber of said bag; at least one outlet port through which fluid can flow out of the interior chamber of said bag; fluid flow control means between said inlet port and said outlet port preventing the direct passage of fluid from said inlet port to said outlet port wherein said flow control means is further described as at least one or more baffles formed by lines of contact between said front panel and said back panel that create an indirect flow path within said bag between said inlet port and said outlet port and promote mixing of fluid in said bag with fluid flowing in said inlet port.