Attachment device for single use containers
Inventors
Rudolph, Eric • Silverberg, Pete • Kofsky, Candice • Kubera, Paul • Reiss, Barry
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-11168296-B2
Publication Date
2021-11-09
Expiration Date
Abstract
This disclosure relates to equipment utilized to manufacture chemical agents, particularly biopharmaceuticals, using Disposable Containers (DCs).
Core Innovation
The claimed invention is a sterile single-use container comprising an internal volume and a detachable attachment device. The detachable attachment device comprises a first attachment mechanism positioned within the internal volume and a second attachment mechanism positioned on the exterior, with the mechanisms attached to one another. The first attachment mechanism includes a coupling groove for reversibly attaching an internal device, while the second attachment mechanism provides a lift point for reversibly attaching an external lifting mechanism.
The disclosure illustrates container handling, fabrication, transport, setup, and lifting configurations within an equipment and processing installation context. Depicted arrangements show container assemblies including tubing, internal equipment, and an agitator shaft and impeller assembly reversibly coupled to the detachable attachment device inside the disposable container. The specific technical problem being solved is not explicitly described in patent.
Claims Coverage
The claim content identifies one independent claim, claim 1, comprising three inventive features.
Connected internal and exterior attachment mechanisms
The sterile single-use container comprises a detachable attachment device with a first attachment mechanism within the internal volume and a second attachment mechanism on the exterior, wherein the first and second attachment mechanisms are attached to one another.
Internal coupling groove
The first attachment mechanism comprises a coupling groove for reversibly attaching a device within the internal volume of the container thereto.
Exterior lift point
The second attachment mechanism provides a lift point for reversibly attaching a lifting mechanism to the sterile single-use container, with dependent-claim detail identifying an eye bolt.
Claim 1 covers a sterile single-use container combining an internal coupling groove for reversible device attachment with an exterior lift point via interconnected attachment mechanisms, with dependent-claim disclosures identifying an eye bolt and a film container sealed to a surface of the attachment device.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
Single-use container assemblies arranged in a processing installation supporting container fabrication, transport, setup, lifting, and handling.
Reversible connection of an internal device, such as an agitator shaft and impeller assembly, to the detachable attachment device inside the sterile single-use container.
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