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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen E. Jorgensen, Marlboro, MA (US);
Bruce Berckmans, III, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Assignee:
Implant Innovations, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 5/02 ; B04B 1/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 5/02 ; B04B 1/506 ;
Abstract
A blood platelet collection system includes a bucket having wells,adapted to receive a bag system therein. The bag system includes a pair of compartmented containers. Each container includes a collection bag,and an adjacent inflatable bag,and is preferably an integrated structure made of three sheets,. After centrifugation, the inflatable bags are caused to expand, in turn, to transfer blood components between the collection bags via tube