APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND CONCENTRATING FLUIDS CONTAINING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS

An apparatus that allows for separating and collecting a fraction of a sample. The apparatus, when used with a centrifuge, allows for the creation of at least three fractions in the apparatus. It also provides for a new method of extracting the buffy coat phase from a whole blood sample. A buoy syst...

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Main Author Woodell-May, Jennifer E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.07.2018
Subjects
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PHYSICS
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SEPARATION
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus that allows for separating and collecting a fraction of a sample. The apparatus, when used with a centrifuge, allows for the creation of at least three fractions in the apparatus. It also provides for a new method of extracting the buffy coat phase from a whole blood sample. A buoy system that may include a first buoy portion and a second buoy member operably interconnected may be used to form at least three fractions from a sample during a substantially single centrifugation process. Therefore, the separation of various fractions may be substantially quick and efficient.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201815866658