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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2017
Depuy Mitek, Llc, Raynham, MA (US);
Mehmet Ziya Sengun, Canton, MA (US);
William Parrish, Hudson, MA (US);
Brooks J. Story, Franklin, MA (US);
Kristian DiMatteo, Waltham, MA (US);
Gregory R. Whittaker, Stoneham, MA (US);
Douglas Allen Fifolt, Wrentham, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method provides for procuring platelet rich plasma (PRP) from a sample of whole blood in a vial. The method includes the steps of: separating the whole blood into layers through centrifugation with an upper layer containing platelet poor plasma (PPP) and a PRP layer below the upper layer containing PRP; adjusting an end point of a first range of motion of an extractor relative to a position of the PRP layer; moving the extractor through the first range of motion through the vial, PPP passing out from the upper layer through the extractor; and after the extractor reaches the end point of the first range of motion, extracting the PRP through the extractor and collecting the PRP.