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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083662 | Automated fraction collection system A system for separating a sample and collecting the separated sample. The system includes an ultracentrifuge having a cylindrical rotor. The system includes a gradient delivery assembly for delivering a gradient solution to the ultracentrifuge rotor, and a sample de... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8038592 | Centrifuge having face seal A centrifuge includes a rotor, a rotation shaft which has a through-hole communicated with an interior of the rotor, a face seal which slidingly contacts an end of the rotation shaft and has a path communicated with the through-hole of the rotation shaft, a wall mem... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7766809 | Apparatus for separating discrete volumes of a composite liquid A method for separating at least two discrete volumes of a composite liquid into at least a first component and a second component, comprising centrifuging at least two separation bags containing two discrete volumes of a composite liquid respectively, so as to sepa... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7485084 | Apparatus and method for controlling the radial level of an interface in a centrifugal separator The invention refers to a centrifugal separator and a method of separating a product to a heavy phase and light phase. A centrifuge rotor encloses a closed separation space, which has a radially outer part for the heavy phase, a radially inner part for the light pha... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7413665 | Methods and apparatus for blood component separation A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a container set having a separation container adapted to be disposed in the sep... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407472 | Centrifuge apparatus for processing blood A centrifuge apparatus for processing blood comprising a bottom spring-loaded support plate; a top support plate; an axial inlet/outlet for blood to be processed and processed components of the blood, the axial inlet/outlet being attached to the top support plate by... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396451 | Methods and apparatus for blood component separation A system for separating a composite fluid into component parts thereof, including: a centrifuge having a rotor with a separation space and at least two valve members disposed thereon and a container set having a separation container adapted to be disposed in the sep... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371322 | Filtration system and dynamic fluid separation method A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. The filtration system may include one or more porous membranes which are anchored or secured on their periphery with a large open work... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335312 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320750 | Centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense material A centrifuge with controlled discharge of dense materials disclosed. A centrifuge includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve to form a containment zone therebetween. The fluid separation wall aligns and rotates parallel to an axis of rotation. A recepta... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 bounded by a peripheral wall and the chamber also communicating with a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7294274 | Filtration system with enhanced cleaning and dynamic fluid separation A filtration system is provided with filter media operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and sonic energy may be used to clean associated filter media to allow substantially continuous filtration of proc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282147 | Cleaning hollow core membrane fibers using vibration A filtration system is provided with hollow membrane filter elements operable to remove solids, particulate and colloidal matter from a process fluid. Acoustic, vibration and ultrasonic energy may be used to clean exterior portions of the hollow membrane filter elem... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279107 | Blood component processing system, apparatus, and method A system and method are used in connection with processing of blood components. The processing of blood components may involve centrifugal separation and/or filtering of the blood components. In some examples, at least some blood components are centrifugally separat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7217368 | Method and apparatus for liquid treatment with combined electronic and centrifugal processes to remove contaminants An apparatus and method for treating dirty water or other liquids containing particles of varying size includes a magnetic treatment unit and a centrifugal separator through which the liquid flows as a stream in sequence. The magnetic treatment unit causes very smal... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 liquid phase, adding a substance to the milk sample that increases lig... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7144360 | Centrifugal separator with a separate strip insert mounted in the bowl A centrifuge concentrator bowl includes a plurality of fluidized recesses at axially spaced positions along the peripheral wall. Each recess is defined by two side walls which has water injection holes for fluidizing materials collecting in the recess. Some of the r... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7105093 | Processing set and methods for processing and treating a biological fluid Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid tre... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7074173 | Centrifuge having a centrifugal drum and a groove including a seal A centrifuge including a centrifugal drum that includes a centrifugal chamber and a centrifugal chamber bottom part displaceable relative to the centrifugal drum. Also included is a piston slide axially displaceably arranged to be in and/or on the centrifugal drum. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7025877 | Processing set for processing and treating a biological fluid Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a biological fluid with light. A container of biological fluid is introduced into a fluid treatment chamber where it is contacted with light provided by one or more light sources in proximity to the fluid tre... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997859 | Centrifugal separator with fluid injection openings formed in a separate strip insert A centrifuge concentrator bowl includes a plurality of fluidized recesses at axially spaced positions along the peripheral wall. Each recess is defined by two side walls converging toward a base which has water injection holes for fluidizing materials collecting in ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971525 | Centrifuge with combinations of multiple features A centrifuge with combinations of multiple features is disclosed. In one aspect, a centrifuge for removing more dense material from a fluid medium includes a fluid separation wall placed within a sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation.... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962560 | Continuous centrifugal separation of slurry using balls contained in a recess of a bowl A centrifuge bowl for separating heavier particles from lighter particles and water comprises a first conical bowl wall leading to a pair of annular recesses at actually spaced positions. Each recess is generally V-shaped with an upper side wall, a lower side wall a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953423 | Device for controlling the position of interface of separated liquids in a centrifugal separator The invention disclosed is control equipment for use with a nozzle centrifuge for separating a light phase liquid, a heavy phase liquid, and/or solids from a mixture thereof wherein the separated heavy phase and solids are continuously removed through nozzles that a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 sleeve. The fluid separation wall rotates around the axis of rotation and ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910998 | Centrifuge comprising a blood bag system with an upper and lower outlet The invention relates to a centrifuge provided with a blood bag system having an upper and lower outlet for separation of blood constituents, containing a rotor which can be driven in a rotative manner about a hub, wherein at least one conventional whole blood bag e... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6855102 | Method for separating cells, especially platelets, and bag assembly therefor Method of separating cells in a centrifuge, preferably for producing platelets. A cell suspension is provided in a processing bag and is centrifuged. The cell enriched fraction is transferred to a storage bag via an outlet tube. The outlet tube is arranged with a po... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6837842 | Method and device for indicating an undesired operation condition of a centrifugal separator An indication device indicates an undesired operation condition of a centrifugal separator and comprises an inlet valve situated in a supply conduit to the separator, and an outlet valve situated in an outlet conduit from the separator. During normal operation of th... | 01/04/2005 |
| 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 connected to the separator; a dump valve operatively connected to the separat... | 09/14/2004 |
| 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 for additive solution, and a hollow centrifugal processing chamber havi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6709377 | System and method for quick disconnect centrifuge unit A centrifugal device. The centrifugal device includes two drive units (1, 22) , coaxially mounted and pivoting, devices (23-33) to drive the first (1) and the second (22) drive units, with a rotational speed ratio of 2/1 between ea... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705983 | Compact centrifuge device and use of same This device includes a centrifugal cup or bowl (2) rotating at the speed of 2ω around its revolving axis, a separation chamber (3) connected to the center of this cup or bowl (3) by three channels (4, 5, 6) integral to three flexible tub... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6607473 | Methods for centrifugally separating mixed components of a fluid stream under a pressure differential A fluid mixture containing a heavy component and a light component is separated by feeding the fluid mixture into a vessel. The vessel includes a light component outlet regulated by a first valve and a heavy component outlet regulated by a second valve. T... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605223 | Blood component preparation (BCP) device and method of use thereof An automated blood separation method and apparatus is described that allows for the separation of multiple units of blood simultaneously. The method and apparatus reliably and quickly separates blood into its components. An auto-balancing feature within t... | 08/12/2003 |
| 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 first compartment for centrifugal separation into components. ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6358193 | Regulation device for a centrifugal separator to control discharge from outlets In a centrifugal rotor (1) for separation of a substance from a liquid mixture supplied to the centrifugal rotor there is delimited a separation chamber (7) having peripheral outlets (30). The centrifugal rotor includes an outlet device (20-28) for interm... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6071421 | Systems and methods for obtaining a platelet suspension having a reduced number of leukocytes Systems and methods obtain a platelet suspension with reduced number of leukocytes by centrifugally separating whole blood into red blood cells, a suspension of platelets, and an intermediate layer comprising leukocytes. The systems and methods convey the... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 constituent, and an interface, which carries mononuclear cells, b... | 11/09/1999 |
| 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 an interface between the first and second layers. The syst... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800330 | Method and equipment for monitoring a centrifugal separator Method and equipment for monitoring a centrifugal separator, with a separation chamber (6), a radially inner outlet (18, 19, 20) connected to the separation chamber (6), which is connected to an outlet conduit (21), a flow sensor (28) in the outlet condui... | 09/01/1998 |
