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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2022
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Michael Puleo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ralf Lenigk, Schnectady, NY (US);
Tejas Suresh Khire, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Tyler Hammond, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Erik Leeming Kvam, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Allison Caron, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/5021 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2300/087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A closed system centrifuge tube is described and discussed herein that enables removal of waste and transfer and removal of samples via one or more ports of the centrifuge tube within the closed system, without exposing the sample to the outer environment. This may enable greater sample retention during sample processing and centrifugation of the sample.