CELL SUSPENSION PROCESSING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: NAITO HIROYUKI, HIGUCHI AKIRA, OKAMOTO HARUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 01.10.2020
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

To provide a cell suspension processing apparatus using a circulation circuit including at least a storage container, a pump, and a hollow fiber membrane filter in which an installation space is miniaturized and a plurality of required containers are adequately arranged in the circulation circuit.SOLUTION: A cell suspension processing apparatus 10 processing a cell suspension comprises: a column body part 14; arm parts 16A, 16B extending from the column part 14 in a lateral direction; a cell processing circuit 30 which is arranged in the column body 14, and includes a circulation circuit condensing the cell suspension including at least a reserving bag 36 reserving the cell suspension, a pump 60, and a hollow fiber membrane filter 34; and a plurality of hooks 90 which are arranged in parallel in the arm parts 16A, 16B in an extending direction of the arm parts 16A, 16B, in which the reserving bag 36 and a plurality of bags 56 that are included in the cell processing circuit 30 and connected with the circulation circuit are hung down.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】貯留容器、ポンプ、および中空糸膜フィルタを少なくとも含む循環回路を用いる細胞懸濁液処理において、設置スペースをコンパクト化しつつ、循環回路に対して複数の必要な容器を適切に配置する。【解決手段】細胞懸濁液を処理する細胞懸濁液処理装置１０は、柱体部１４と、柱体部１４から横方向に延在するアーム部１６Ａ、１６Ｂと、柱体部１４に設けられ、細胞懸濁液を貯留する貯留バッグ３６、ポンプ６０、および中空糸膜フィルタ３４を少なくとも含んで細胞懸濁液を濃縮する循環回路を含む細胞処理回路３０と、アーム部１６Ａ、１６Ｂの延在方向に並んだ状態でアーム部１６Ａ、１６Ｂに設けられ、貯留バッグ３６および細胞処理回路３０に含まれて循環回路に接続される複数のバッグ５６が吊り下げられる複数のフック９０と、を有する。【選択図】図５