CPC C12M 29/10 (2013.01) [C12M 23/24 (2013.01); C12M 23/44 (2013.01); C12M 25/02 (2013.01); C12M 29/04 (2013.01); C12M 29/18 (2013.01); C12M 41/26 (2013.01); C12M 41/34 (2013.01); C12M 41/36 (2013.01); C12M 41/44 (2013.01); C12M 41/46 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An apparatus for bioprocessing, comprising:
a housing;
a drawer receivable within the housing,
wherein the drawer includes a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom integrated with the sidewalls defining a processing chamber,
wherein the sidewalls further define an open top allowing a bioreactor vessel to be placed into the processing chamber, wherein the drawer translates between a closed position in which the drawer is received within the housing, and an open position in which the drawer extends from the housing;
wherein when the drawer extends from the housing access to the processing chamber is enabled through the generally open top; and,
at least one bed plate positioned within the processing chamber and configured to receive and support a rigid bottom plate of the bioreactor vessel;
wherein the at least one bed plate includes an actuator mechanism that is configured to contact an end portion of the rigid bottom plate of the bioreactor vessel and selectively raise the end portion above an opposite end portion to agitate fluid in the bioreactor vessel.
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