System and method for receiving a single-use vessel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017216799-A1
Application number	US-201615010356-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 29, 2016
Priority date	Jan 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 3, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A system for receiving a single-use vessel containing a mixing device has a support structure adapted to receive the single-use vessel and a drive-unit adapted to power, to control, or to power and control a mixing of contents of the single-use vessel when the single-use vessel is arranged in the support structure. The support structure and the drive-unit are provided as separate components that may be arranged both in an operating position, where the drive-unit is connectable to the mixing device of the single-use bag in the support structure, and in a separated position, where the drive-unit is separated from the support structure. The drive-unit comprises a tag reader that, in the operating position, is arranged to read a vessel tag of the single-use vessel arranged in the support structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for receiving a single-use vessel containing a mixing device, the system comprising:
a support structure adapted to receive the single-use vessel, and a drive-unit adapted to power, to control, or to power and control a mixing of contents of the single-use vessel when the single-use vessel is arranged in the support structure, wherein the support structure and the drive-unit are provided as separate components that may be arranged both in an operating position, wherein the drive-unit is connectable to the mixing device of the single-use bag in the support structure, and in a separated position, wherein the drive-unit is separated from the support structure, and the drive-unit comprises a tag reader that, in the operating position, is arranged to read a vessel tag of the single-use vessel arranged in the support structure.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises positioning means adapted to position the single-use vessel so that the vessel tag of the single-use vessel is arranged in a designated reading area of the support structure.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the reading area of the support structure comprises a window substantially facing the drive-unit in the operating position.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the tag reader of the drive-unit substantially faces the reading area of the support structure in the operating position.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises a structure tag arranged to be readable by the tag reader when the drive-unit is in the operating position.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the structure tag of the support structure is associated to tag information regarding at least one of the following:
a product code, a product type, a serial number, an intended vessel volume, compatible ports compatible lines, portable or fixed, a manufacturing date, and manufacturer test results.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag reader is adapted to determine tag information regarding at least one of the following:
a product code, a product type, a serial number, a lot number, a vessel volume, ports of the single-use vessel, lines of the single-use vessel, a sensor feature, a sensor calibration information, characteristics of the mixing device, in particular impeller characteristics, a manufacturing date, an irradiation date, an expiration date, and manufacturer test results from the vessel tag of the single-use vessel.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the tag reader is adapted to read at least one of a QR code and an RFID tag.

9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a controller connected to the tag reader that is adapted to receive tag signals from the tag reader and that is further adapted to process said tag signals, thereby extracting tag information associated to at least one of the vessel tag and a structure tag of the support structure.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the controller of the drive-unit is adapted to control the drive-unit depending on the extracted tag information.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drive-unit is arranged below the single-use bag in the operating position.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drive-unit is mounted on rolls.

13 . A method for receiving a single-use vessel containing a mixing device, comprising the steps:
providing a single-use vessel comprising a vessel tag, arranging the single-use vessel in a support structure, arranging a drive-unit in an operating position relative to the support structure, so that a tag reader of the drive-unit is arranged to read the vessel tag, reading the vessel tag of the single-use vessel by the tag reader, processing tag information associated to the vessel tag, connecting the drive-unit to the mixing device of the single-use vessel to power, to control, or to power and control a mixing of contents of the single-use vessel.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the drive-unit powers and/or controls the mixing of the contents of the single-use vessel depending on the processed tag information.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein, before the drive-unit is connected to the mixing device of the single-use vessel, it is confirmed based on the processed tag information that the drive-unit is compatible with the single-use vessel.

16 . A single-use vessel containing a mixing device, comprising a vessel tag at a position facing substantially outwards, wherein the single-use vessel is adapted to be received by a support structure of a system such that the vessel tag is arranged to read by a tag reader of the system.

Assignees

• Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh

Inventors

• Boettcher Lars
• Cutting Jonathan E
• West Sharon D
• Oschwald Martin

Classifications

• C12M23/14

  Bags · CPC title

• C12M23/28

  disposable or single use · CPC title

• G06K7/10366

  the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications · CPC title

• C12M27/02

  Stirrer or mobile mixing elements · CPC title

• C12M23/26

  flexible (flexible containers for laboratory use B01L3/505) · CPC title