US 12,312,573 B1
Tissue culture plate material retainer system
Robert B. Diller, Phoenix, AZ (US); Audrey Arvonen, Mesa, AZ (US); and Chad Hagenbuch, Mesa, AZ (US)
Assigned to Amnio Technology LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Amnio Technology LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/918,990.
Int. Cl. C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 25/04 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tissue culture plate material retainer system comprising:
a) a tissue culture plate comprising a well having an insert opening having an insert opening diameter, a base and a depth from said insert opening to said base;
b) a material configured in the base of said well;
c) material retainer comprising:
i) a retainer ring extending from a first end to a second end;
ii) a retainer ring gap extending a ring gap degree of at least 10 degrees between the first end and the second end of the retainer ring;
wherein the retainer ring has a retainer ring diameter greater than the insert diameter of said well;
wherein the retainer ring gap enables compression of the retainer ring to reduce said retainer ring diameter for insertion of the retainer ring into the insert opening of the well; and
iii) a plurality of retainer legs each extending from a leg connected end, connected to the retainer ring to an extended end of the retainer leg that holds said material against the base of the well; and
wherein at least a portion of the plurality of retainer legs further comprises a lea foot having a leg foot extension that extends radially inward from said extended end of the retainer leg to a foot extended end.