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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Hanuman Pelican, Inc., New Orleans, LA (US);
Randy Dorian, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael D. Leach, Warsaw, IN (US);
Richard W. Storrs, Berkeley, CA (US);
Scott R. King, New Orleans, LA (US);
Hanuman Pelican, Inc., New Orleans, LA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for concentrating platelet-rich plasma is described herein. One variation may generally comprise a tube having a length and defining a channel within and one or more ports located at a proximal end of the tube and in fluid communication with the channel. A plunger may slidably translatable within the channel while forming a seal against an inner surface of the channel and a float may have a pre-selected density and defining a concave interface surface, wherein the float is slidably contained within the channel such that the concave interface surface is in apposition to the one or more ports.