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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis Hlavinka, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cobe Laboratories, Lakewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494 37 ; 210782 ; 494 36 ; 494 38 ; 494 45 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for separating components of a fluid or particles. A separation vessel having a barrier dam is provided to initially separate an intermediate density components of a fluid, and a fluid chamber is provided to further separate these the intermediate density component by forming an elutriative field or saturated fluidized particle bed. The separation vessel is placed in a retainer on a centrifuge rotor and ridges in the retainer form various dams in the separation vessel. Also discloses are tubing sets and various separation vessels for use with the apparatus.