Sorin Group Italia S.r.l.

Gianpaolo Simonini

Andrea Galavotti

Ivo Panzani

Elisa Maculan

Stephen W Berch

Thierry Dupoux

A continuous centrifugal blood separation device has a simple and reliable structure. The continuous blood centrifugal device includes an RBC (red blood cell) collector that is coaxial with a supernatant collector. The continuous blood centrifugal device includes an axial symmetric barrier disposed between the RBC collector and the supernatant collector in order to avoid turbulence that can otherwise be caused by the supernatant collector.

Disposable device for centrifugal blood separation

A chuck for rotating around a rotation axis Xa centrifugal separation bowl secured thereto includes a vat-shaped body for receiving a lower end portion of the separation bowl secured therein with a peripheral rim of the chuck surrounding an outer flank of the separation bowl. The chuck includes a plurality of clutching systems to cooperate with the flank of the separation bowl in securing it to the chuck. The clutching systems include a channel formed in the chuck body with an arcuate path in the peripheral rim of the chuck body. A chain of translatory bodies arranged within the channel includes a proximal translatory body and a distal translatory body in the chain, whereby a force acting on the proximal body and directed outwardly of the rotation axis Xis transmitted through the chain of translatory bodies to the distal translatory body to urge it inwardly towards the rotation axis Xto clutch the outer flank of the separation bowl, whereby the separation bowl is secured to the rotary chuck.

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Reggio Emilia, Italy

Gianpaolo Simonini