US 12,221,600 B2
Systems and methods for automated cell culturing
Ali Afshar, London (GB); James Cunningham, London (GB); Henry Miskin, Stroud (GB); and Ignacio Willats, London (GB)
Assigned to MYTOS BIO LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed by MYTOS BIO LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/238,644.
Application 17/238,644 is a division of application No. 16/543,369, filed on Aug. 16, 2019, granted, now 10,988,726.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/719,652, filed on Aug. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0238532 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. C12M 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 41/32 (2013.01) [G01N 35/00584 (2013.01); G01N 35/1002 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00673 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. An apparatus, comprising:
a tray assembly including
a tray having a first transparent portion and a second transparent portion;
a first container including a transparent portion, the first container coupled to the tray such that the transparent portion of the first container is aligned with the first transparent portion of the tray;
a second container including a transparent portion, the second container coupled to the tray such that the transparent portion of the second container is aligned with the second transparent portion of the tray; and
a valve removably coupled to the tray and fluidically coupled to the first container and to the second container, the valve having a plurality of selectable ports;
the tray assembly configured to be removably coupled to a housing of an instrument with the first container, the second container and the valve coupled to the tray,
the valve configured to be removably coupled to a valve actuator of the instrument when removed from the tray while remaining fluidically coupled to the first container and the second container.