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7531098 |
Integrated automatic blood processing unit
A system for automatically processing blood components is described. The system includes a console, which contains all motors, pumps, sensors, valves and control circuitry, and a unique disposable...
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7422693 |
Monitoring and control system for blood processing
The invention relates generally to methods of monitoring and controlling the processing of blood and blood samples, particularly the separation of blood and blood samples into its components. In...
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7396452 |
Apparatus for determining flow rates of biological fluids
An apparatus comprises an inlet to convey a first fluid comprising first and second components having different density into a rotating chamber such that an interface forms between at least...
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7314441 |
Method for separating particulate matter from a fluid stream
A method for separating particulate matter from a fluid includes feeding a fluid containing a particulate matter into a chamber of a vessel through an inlet, the chamber being at least partially...
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7311849 |
Control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell
The invention provides a control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell. The control device comprises: a support which comprises a recess...
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7282154 |
Red blood cell processing systems and methods which control red blood cell hematocrit
Processing systems and methods comprise a separation device that, in use, performs a separation process including separation of red blood cells from blood or a suspension containing red blood...
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7217234 |
System and a method for controlling a centrifuge for the production of a skimmed milk product
The present disclosure includes a method of controlling a centrifuge for the centrifugal production of a milk product. The steps include taking a milk sample at an outlet of the centrifuge from a...
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7156800 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the washing step in a blood centrifugation cell
A method and apparatus for controlling the washing step in a blood centrifugation cell in which washing solution is introduced into the blood centrifugation cell and the cell contains compacted red...
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7115205 |
Method of simultaneous blood collection and separation using a continuous flow centrifuge having a separation channel
A system for automatically collecting and separating whole blood into its components is described. The system includes a console, which contains all motors, pumps, sensors, valves and control...
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7115202 |
Method for the separation of multi-phase mixture and decanting centrifuge system for carrying out said method
A method for separating a multi-phase mixture ( 50 ) into a liquid phase ( 54 ) and a dry phase ( 52 ) with a specified dry matter concentration. A decanting centrifuge ( 100 ) with an annular...
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7087177 |
Methods for determining flow rates of biological fluids
A separation method comprises introducing a first fluid comprising first and second components having different density into a centrifugal field and allowing an interface to form between at least...
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7060017 |
Centrifugal separators
A separator includes a vessel having a peripheral wall bounding a chamber. The vessel is rotatable about a rotational axis extending through the vessel. The chamber communicates with an inlet and a...
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7025714 |
Process to balance a rotatable plate of a centrifuge and centrifuge using the process
Centrifuge includes a plate, a detector for the position of the plate, a monitoring and control unit, to turn the plate and to stop it in predetermined angular positions; characterized by several...
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6949063 |
Automatic balance adjusting centrifugal apparatus
A centrifugal machine of automatic balance type is provided for detecting an unbalance in a specimen mounted on a rotor lever before every centrifugal machining, and for moving horizontally the...
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6932913 |
Method for vibration in a centrifuge
A system and method for vibration in a centrifuge is disclosed. A centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a non-rotating...
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6899666 |
Blood processing systems and methods
Systems and methods centrifugally separate whole blood into red blood cells, plasma, and a platelet concentrate. The systems and methods rotate a first rotating separation zone about a rotational...
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6887371 |
System for automated separation of fluid components
A system for automated operation of a blood separation system controlling the input of blood samples, the separation of blood components, and the discharge of the components. The system includes a...
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6878105 |
Red blood cell processing systems and methods with deliberate under spill of red blood cells
Collection systems and methods use a separation chamber that receives blood or a suspension containing red blood cells and performs a separation process including separation of red blood cells from...
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6860845 |
System and process for separating multi phase mixtures using three phase centrifuge and fuzzy logic
A system for separating a multi phase mixture into a first liquid phase component, a second liquid phase component and a solid phase component includes a three phase centrifuge and a control system...
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6802982 |
Blood processing systems and methods using red blood cell hematocrit as a process control parameter
Blood processing systems and methods convey whole blood from a donor into a centrifugal separation device for separation into red blood cells and a plasma constituent. The plasma constituent and...
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6800053 |
Method and apparatus for sterilizing internal passages of a centrifuge centrate gate
Method and apparatus for sterilization of laboratory equipment, which are particularly suited for sterilization of internal passages of a centrifuge centrate gate assembly.
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6790371 |
System and method for automated separation of blood components
A system for automated operation of a blood separation system controlling the input of blood samples, the separation of blood components, and the discharge of the components. The system includes a...
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6790367 |
Method and apparatus for separating and measuring solids from multi-phase well fluids
A method and an apparatus for separating and measuring solids from multi-phase well fluids. The apparatus comprises a separator; an upper solids level and a lower solids level sensor, both...
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6733433 |
Blood separation system particularly for concentrating hematopoietic stem cells
A system for separating biological fluids into components, comprises a set of containers for the biological fluid to be separated and the separated components, optionally an additional container...
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6719681 |
Methods for centrifugally separating mixed components of a fluid stream
A multiple-component fluid mixture is separated by feeding the fluid mixture into a chamber of a vessel through an inlet, the chamber being at least partially bounded by a peripheral wall and the...
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6582349 |
Blood processing system
Blood processing systems and methods rotate a processing chamber on a rotating element. The processing chamber includes a first compartment and a second compartment. Blood is conveyed into the...
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6348156 |
Blood processing systems and methods with sensors to detect contamination due to presence of cellular components or dilution due to presence of plasma
Blood processing systems and methods employ two sensors, one to detect a condition of plasma exiting a separation device and another sensor to detect a condition of a cellular component exiting the...
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6346069 |
Centrifugal pressurized separators and methods of controlling same
A solid-liquid/liquid-liquid separator includes a vessel having a peripheral wall bounding a chamber. The chamber communicates with an inlet port and an outlet port. The vessel is rotatable about a...
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6322710 |
Slurry managing system and slurry managing method
A managing system for managing slurry, which is used to machine workpieces. The slurry contains dispersion liquid and abrasive grains. Slurry that has been used in machining further includes...
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6241649 |
Method and apparatus for the automatic control of a blood centrifuge
A method and an apparatus for the automatic control of a blood centrifuge, including a controller that processes four input values and two output parameters. The four input values include the...
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6143183 |
Method and apparatus for controlling and monitoring continuous feed centrifuge
Computerized (e.g., "intelligent") systems for monitoring, diagnosing, operating and controlling various parameters and processes of continuous feed centrifuges is presented. The computer control...
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6132598 |
Centrifuge apparatus with temperature control means
An apparatus is adapted to centrifuge and furthermore automatically handle a container (10) for separating a component, such as fibrin monomer, from plasma. The container (10) comprises a...
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6099740 |
Apparatus and methods for preparing blood or plasma component solutions of known concentration
An apparatus for separating a blood component, e.g., fibrin monomer, from blood or plasma comprises a container (110) with a reaction chamber for receiving the plasma, where said reaction chamber...
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6080322 |
Systems and methods for separating high hematocrit red blood cell concentrations
Blood separation systems and methods utilize a membrane separation device comprising a gap between a microporous membrane and a surface facing the microporous membrane, one of the microporous...
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6027657 |
Systems and methods for collecting diluted mononuclear cells
Systems and methods rotate a chamber, in which whole blood is centrifugally separated into packed red blood cells, a plasma constituent, and an interface between the packed red blood cells and the...
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5980760 |
System and methods for harvesting mononuclear cells by recirculation of packed red blood cells
A blood separation system operates in a first mode to convey whole blood into the inlet region of a blood processing chamber for centrifugal separation into packed red blood cells, a plasma...
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5904840 |
Apparatus for accurate centrifugal separation of miscible and immiscible media
A system for separating flowable media into its components includes a pump delivering a flowing stream of the media, a separation tube through which the stream of the flowable media is passed, a...
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5899844 |
Method of controlling the density of the solids separated from a feed slurry in a separator
A method and apparatus for controlling the density of the solids separated from a feed slurry by selectively recirculating the separated liquid component of the feed slurry to change the feed...
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5804079 |
Systems and methods for reducing the number of leukocytes in cellular products like platelets harvested for therapeutic purposes
Systems and methods separate whole blood containing leukocytes in a first separation chamber into a first layer comprising red blood cells, a second layer comprising a suspension of platelets, and...
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5607579 |
Apheresis apparatus for separating an intermediate density component from whole blood
An apheresis apparatus for increasing the purity and yield of platelets separated from donated whole blood by centrifugation incorporates a centrifuge for separating whole blood into lower,...
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5529566 |
Method for controlling a solid-shell centrifuge
A method of controlling the rotation of a centrifuge including an outer bowl shell and a scroll supported in the outer bowl shell for rotation relative to the outer bowl shell. The method includes...
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5494584 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a pump upstream of a centrifuge
A method for removing insoluble materials from a liquid mixture, including spinning at least one centrifuge separator at a predetermined speed and pumping the mixture to the spinning centrifuge...
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5478479 |
Two-stage cell wash process controlled by optical sensor
A method of washing salvaged blood includes separating higher density blood components from lower density blood components within a rotating centrifuge bowl. The separated blood components are...
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5282780 |
Apparatus for separating solids/liquids mixtures with a slurry bypass
An apparatus for separating solids and liquid mixtures such as to form concentrated sludge including a solid bowl worm centrifuge which has a slurry admission inlet and outlets for a liquid...
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5281342 |
Method and apparatus for the separation of blood into its components
The invention concerns a process and a device for more efficiently obtaining a highly pure fraction of thrombocytes during density centrifugation of blood, which no longer has to be filtered before...
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5235864 |
Centrifuge rotor identification system based on rotor velocity
A rotor identification system uses the windage of a rotor to produce a signal representative of rotor identity. For a low windage rotor the actual velocity at a predetermined measurement time is...
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5137604 |
Apparatus for drying biological specimens
A solvent-containing biological material specimen is dried in a vacuum chamber with solvent evolving during the drying cycle being condensed in a refrigerated cold trap. During the drying cycle,...
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5090953 |
Method of and apparatus for withdrawing liquid from a centrifuge
A sensor is provided for the level of liquid or the surface characteristics of the solids and liquid layers in a centrifuge drum and controls a scoop by terminating the removal of the liquid when a...
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4952127 |
Method and apparatus for separation of high-molecular-weight substances from a fluid culture medium
An improved method and apparatus for separating high-molecular-weight substances from cells suspended in liquid nutrient media, features continuous central monitoring and control of the process by...
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4936820 |
High volume centrifugal fluid processing system and method for cultured cell suspensions and the like
A centrifugal processing system for cultured cellular suspensions comprises a reservoir for pooling a desired volume of the cellular suspension from a plurality of individual containers in which...
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