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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen Jorgensen, Marlboro, MA (US);
William F. Aitkenhead, Sharon, MA (US);
Joseph D. Antocci, Leominster, MA (US);
Assignee:
MEDIcept, Inc., Ashland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 7/02 ; B01D 2/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 7/02 ; B01D 2/126 ;
Abstract
A sealed centrifugal clarifier with a pre-sterilized and disposable container which lines the separation chamber is disclosed. More particularly, the centrifugal clarifier contains a feed port that allows a liquid-solid mixture to be continuously fed into the device wherein the solid is sedimented by rotation of the separation chamber and the clarified liquid is released into an outside receptacle through an effluent port. The throughput rate of the clarifier is adjustable and can be determined as a function of the fill radius of the separation chamber.