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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bradley T Noble, Greeley, CO (US);
Assignee:
Engineering & Research Associates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210787 ; 210513 ; 2105121 ; 494 20 ; 494 21 ; 494 37 ; 494 45 ;
Abstract
A blood bag support system is described which is very useful for supporting a blood bag in a centrifuge. The support system includes two upright support members and horizontal connecting means extending between the upright supports. A blood bag is suspended from the connecting means. The support system is balanced so as to avoid vortexing or mixing inside the blood bag during centrifuging. The support system holds up the ports at the top of the bag, enabling red blood cells in the ports to be forced downwardly during centrifuging. This prevents contamination of blood components with red blood cells.