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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Terumo Bct, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Inventor:
Luke Ryan Noffsinger, Brighton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Terumo BCT, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 7/06 (2006.01); B04B 5/04 (2006.01); B04B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 7/06 (2013.01); B04B 5/0442 (2013.01); B04B 7/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49966 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to methods and apparatuses for ensuring that mechanisms that are used to position components of an apheresis machine are not broken as a result of rotation of a centrifuge. In embodiments, a safety mechanism is provided that contacts components of the centrifuge and pushes them into a position to ensure that they do not break when the centrifuge is operated at high rpm.