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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1998
Victor Simonyi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Olexander Hnojewyj, Saratoga, CA (US);
James Duronio, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abigail Freeman, Fremont, CA (US);
Dominick G Esposito, Los Almos, CA (US);
Bonnie G Stearns, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen Schoenberg, Redwood City, CA (US);
Cohesion Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for sample collection, sample separation and for aseptically, controllably and precisely transferring at least one of the separated portions is disclosed. The device utilizes a metering syringe to collect a sample, such as blood, the metering syringe with the sample therein is centrifuged, the metering syringe is connected to a sterile syringe contained within sterile packaging, the metering syringe is used to controllably, precisely and aseptically meter a separated portion into the sterile syringe, the sterile syringe with the separated portion therein is then given to appropriate personnel within a sterile field without performing any further transferring steps.