US 12,270,017 B2
Cell culture vessels with stabilizer devices
William Joseph Lacey, North Andover, MA (US); Gregory Roger Martin, Acton, ME (US); and Allison Jean Tanner, Portsmouth, NH (US)
Assigned to CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/219,266.
Application 18/219,266 is a division of application No. 16/629,656, granted, now 11,732,227, previously published as PCT/US2018/041974, filed on Jul. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0357686 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. C12M 1/24 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 23/08 (2013.01) [C12M 23/34 (2013.01); C12M 25/00 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cell culture vessel comprising:
a vessel body that defines a cell culture chamber enclosed within a bottom wall, a top wall, and a pair of side walls, wherein the bottom wall comprises a cell culture surface, wherein the vessel body is configured to receive a medium such that the medium is deposited along the culture surface;
a support column positioned within the cell culture chamber that extends between the top wall and the bottom wall;
a stabilizer device comprising a pair of outboard wings and a central wing disposed within the cell culture chamber, wherein the central wing is disposed between the pair of outboard wings and the pair of outboard wings are pivotally coupled to the pair of side walls, the central wing including column engaging structure that is sized to slidingly engage the support column;
wherein the support column guides the central wing along a height of the support column as the central wing is raised.