US 12,491,512 B2
Apparatus and method for control of cell processing system
Tony Biz, South San Francisco, CA (US); Vladimir Azersky, San Jose, CA (US); Adam Newton Wold, San Francisco, CA (US); and Brian Alexander Pesch, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Cellares Corporation, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Cellares Corporation, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/799,963.
Application 18/244,051 is a division of application No. 17/579,478, filed on Jan. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,872,557, issued on Jan. 16, 2024.
Application 18/799,963 is a continuation of application No. 18/244,051, filed on Sep. 8, 2023.
Application 17/579,478 is a continuation of application No. 17/198,134, filed on Mar. 10, 2021, granted, now 12,157,119.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/093,038, filed on Oct. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/987,745, filed on Mar. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0399365 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/502715 (2013.01) [A61L 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A61L 2/206 (2013.01); A61L 2/208 (2013.01); B01J 19/004 (2013.01); B01L 13/00 (2019.08); C12M 23/44 (2013.01); C12M 23/50 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12N 5/00 (2013.01); C12N 5/0081 (2013.01); A61L 2/08 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/123 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0002 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0074 (2013.01); B01L 2200/027 (2013.01); B01L 2300/049 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for automated cell processing of cells carried by a cartridge within a workcell, comprising:
receiving a set of cell processing operations and cell processing parameters for the cells; and
performing the set of cell processing operations on the cells, wherein performing the set of cell processing operations comprises:
performing a first operation using a first instrument of a plurality of cell processing instruments within the workcell;
moving the cartridge from the first instrument to a second instrument of the plurality of instruments within the workcell with a robot; and
performing a second, different operation using the second instrument,
wherein each of the first and second operations comprises transferring the cells via a fluid conduit configured to engage with the respective instrument, wherein at least a portion of the fluid conduit is housed within the cartridge.