US 12,422,294 B2
Biocontainer assembly for bioprocessing system
Michael B. Seal, Hampshire (GB); and Matthew J. Loveless, Hampshire (GB)
Assigned to Cytiva US LLC, Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed by CYTIVA US LLC, Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/127,042.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,827, filed on Dec. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0199484 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01F 22/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/263 (2022.01)
CPC G01F 22/00 (2013.01) [A61J 1/10 (2013.01); C12M 23/14 (2013.01); G01F 23/265 (2013.01); G01F 23/266 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A biocontainer assembly comprising:
a biocontainer bag, the biocontainer bag defining a storage volume and having a bag width and bag length;
a shelf, the shelf having a support surface configured to support the biocontainer bag, the support surface disposed at an oblique angle with respect to a horizontal axis and having a support width that is at least equal to the bag width and having a support length that is at least equal to the bag length;
a capacitive fill level sensor, the capacitive fill level sensor mounted to the support surface, the capacitive fill level sensor configured to generate a fill level signal indicative of a volume of liquid within the storage volume of the biocontainer bag.