Patent ID: 7749750

Claim:
A culturing apparatus comprising: a culture vessel having a first elastic seal bonded to its upper face and having a culture space formed therein; and a joint provided with a supplying section for supplying solution as a medium to the culture vessel and a suction pad for pulling the culture vessel, and having bonded to its lower face a second elastic seal having a microprojection; wherein the first elastic seal has a valve for supplying or discharging the solution, wherein the second elastic seal has the microprojection, which is integrated therein and is formed at the position corresponding to the valve for preventing a spill, wherein the culture vessel and the joint compose a seeding device in which the first elastic seal and the second elastic seal are connected via the microprojection by the operation of the suction pad, and wherein each of the first elastic seal and the second elastic seal comprises an inserting section for detachably inserting a tube that is able to supply and discharge the solution.