Measuring unit to be attached to cell culture container, cell culture container, and cultivation condition monitoring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9708578-B2
Application number	US-201313835042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Priority date	Mar 29, 2012
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

A measuring unit which is to be attached to a cell culture container configured to accommodate cells to be cultured and a culture solution, includes: a measurer which is configured to measure information related to the cells and the culture solution, in a non-contact manner; and a sensor which is configured to detect at least one of a position, a posture, an impact, an orientation, and vibration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cultivation condition monitoring system comprising:
a cell culture container which accommodates cells to be cultured and a culture solution;
a measuring unit which is attached to the cell culture container, and which measures information related to the cells and the culture solution, in a non-contact manner;
a sensor which is disposed in one of the cell culture container and the measuring unit, and which detects history information including at least one of a posture of the cell culture container and vibration applied to the cell culture container;
a communicator which is disposed in one of the cell culture container and the measuring unit, and which wirelessly transmits data indicating a result of detection by the sensor;
a communicating apparatus which wirelessly acquires the data from the communicator; and
a history information producer comprising a controller configured to (i) record the history information and (ii) correlate the history information with at least one of a measurement time and a detection time.

2. The cultivation condition monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising a warning generator which, when the data satisfy a predetermined condition, generates warning.

3. The cultivation condition monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising an evaluation information producer which produces evaluation information of a cultivation skill based on the data.

4. The cultivation condition monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising an incubator which accommodates the cell culture container, wherein
the communicating apparatus is disposed in the incubator.

5. The cultivation condition monitoring system according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a transporting mechanism which places the cell culture container at a predetermined position in the incubator; and
a control information producer which produces information for controlling the transporting mechanism, based on the data.

Assignees

• Nihon Kohden Corp
• Tokyo Women'S Medical Univ

Inventors

• Oura Mitsuhiro
• Kubo Hirotsugu
• Suzuki Katsuyoshi
• Tone Katsuhide
• Okano Teruo
• Shimizu Tatsuya

Classifications

• C12M41/48

  Automatic or computerized control (automatic analysis G01N35/00) · CPC title

• C12M41/00

  Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control, e.g. flow regulation (controlling or regulating chemical, physical or physicochemical processes B01J19/0006; heating or cooling apparatus for laboratory use B01L7/00; electro optical investigation of individual particles, flow cytometers G01N15/14; automatic analysis G01N35/00; controlling or regulating in general G06N) · CPC title

• C12M41/46 Primary

  of cellular or enzymatic activity or functionality, e.g. cell viability · CPC title