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8142342 Blood separating device  
A device for separating components of a composition according to density. The device includes a rotatable chamber and a plurality of buoys. The rotatable chamber has an axis of rotation. The...
8038870 Centrifuges with rotating feed pipes  
A centrifuge includes a rotational mechanism, a housing, a rotating feed pipe and a basket. The housing includes at least one side and defines an interior volume. The basket is positioned in the...
8033976 Apparatus and method for centrifugal separation utilizing a movable collection assembly  
The invention provides an apparatus for separating a multiphase mixture into discrete density phases, comprising a circular bowl rotatable about a central axis and having an opening through which...
7905360 Centrifugal separator for mixtures in a liquid or gaseous medium  
The invention concerns a separator, wherein the mixture, after passing through the inlet channels of the container body (1), penetrates into the admission chamber (30) of the rotor (2), where...
7906771 Predictive method for controlling a blood processing system  
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...
7758488 Method of operating a separator by recirculating an entraining liquid  
A method of operating a separator to disinfect raw milk or whey by operating the separator within a range of an optimal clarifying effect by recirculating a portion of a disinfected milk phase with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 immersion...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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