6. End of the process and putting
out of service safely
For information regarding use of the intuitive Touch screen, please refer to the
associated manual for BIOSTAT
®
RM Control Tower.
1. Stop the rocking motion in main menu.
The rocking table will stop automatically at the horizontal position.
2. Switch heaters off.
3. Stop aeration to interrupt air flow into the CultiBag RM 600.
Do not open lid of rocking table.
4. Clamp off the air inlet and outlet filters.
5. Move the front side of the rocking table up by adjusting the angle to 0.
For minimum and maximum of adjustable angle see section Rocking angle.
6. To drain all the contents via the harvest port (with dip tube at rear side) use
a suitable peristaltic pump to pump out the contents, lift the bag up vertically
for complete drainage.
7. To drain supernatant, follow procedure as per section Media exchange. Pump out
the supernatant and add fresh media or transfer cell slurry into a larger CultiBag
RM 600 reactor.
8. Store the CultiBag RM 600 under required process conditions before downstream
processing.
9. Remove the air supply tubing from the air inlet filter.
10. Switch off pressurized air supply (if connected).
11. Switch off the power.
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