US 11,814,200 B2
Fluid distribution system with single use manifold assembly for scaled filling
Michael B. Seal, Hampshire (GB); Bojan Isailovic, Hampshire (GB); Robert Flisar, Dreieich (DE); and Jeremy Rautenbach, Cheltenham (AU)
Assigned to Cytiva US LLC, Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed by Cytiva US LLC, Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/934,962.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/295,483, filed on Dec. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211905 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B67C 3/22 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01); B65B 3/12 (2006.01); B65B 3/34 (2006.01); B65B 55/24 (2006.01); B67C 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 3/003 (2013.01) [B65B 3/12 (2013.01); B65B 3/34 (2013.01); B65B 55/24 (2013.01); B67C 3/225 (2013.01); B67C 3/282 (2013.01); B67C 2003/228 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid distribution system comprising:
a first single use distributor manifold, the first single use distributor manifold having a first distributor manifold inlet and a plurality of first distributor manifold outlets in fluid communication with the first distributor manifold inlet;
a skid, the skid including a pump, the first single use distributor manifold removably mounted to the skid and fluidly arranged with the pump for delivering a supply of fluid to the first distributor manifold inlet;
a first distributor valve arrangement, the first distributor valve arrangement including a plurality of valves mounted to the skid and arranged with the first single use distributor manifold such that each of the first distributor manifold outlets is independently occludable via a respective one of the valves of the first distributor valve arrangement;
a set of single use filler manifolds, the set of single use filler manifolds corresponding to the number of first distributor manifold outlets, each single use filler manifold having a filler manifold inlet, a plurality of filler manifold outlets in fluid communication with the filler manifold inlet, and an aseptic fluid connector configured to fluidly connect the filler manifold inlet to one of the plurality of first distributor manifold outlets.