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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry Joe Dumont, Arvada, CO (US);
Linda A Taylor, Littleton, CO (US);
Geert Van Waeg, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
COBE Laboratories, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494 10 ; 494 37 ; 494 45 ; 604-6 ; 424532 ;
Abstract
The instant invention relates to a method and the apparatus for collecting a hyperconcentrated platelet product. A fluid containing platelets and other particles flows into a fluid chamber at a flow rate. The flow rate of the fluid is selected to retain the majority of the platelets in the fluid chamber in a saturated bed. The platelets are collected from the fluid chamber without collecting the other particles to form a hyperconcentrated other particle reduced platelet product.