Patent ID: 8216829

Claim:
Device for the culture of cells or micro-organisms, comprising: a chamber ( 100 ) composed of a tank ( 110 ) and a lid ( 150 ), adapted so as to define in the closed state a sealed volume under a controlled pressure, and an assembly ( 200 ) designed to be placed inside the chamber ( 100 ) while being capable of being removed therefrom when the lid ( 150 ) is opened, wherein said assembly ( 200 ) further comprises a support frame ( 210 ) and a plurality of plates ( 250 ) carried by the support frame ( 210 ), the chamber ( 100 ) also comprising means ( 113 , 160 , 130 , 114 ) for successively sterilising the contents thereof, seeding a culture medium placed in the plates ( 250 ) and controlling the atmosphere of the chamber ( 100 ) so as to allow the culture of cells or micro-organisms, and wherein the device comprises means ( 280 ) for homogenising comprises rods ( 282 ) of which one free end rests on a skirt ( 256 ) of the plates ( 250 ).