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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn M. Campbell, Jr., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Douglas J. Kluge, Clearwater, MN (US);
Glenn M. Campbell, Sr., Plymouth, MN (US);
Ellen M. Heath, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ruth Shuman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Gentra Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 9/00 ; B04B 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 9/00 ; B04B 1/300 ;
Abstract
A rotor locator and centrifuge body locator includes a pair of locator arms that close about the rotor shaft and an alignment pin to center the rotor shaft. A registration mechanism rotates the rotor shaft and the centrifuge body until it reaches a known home position. A method of consistently registering the centrifuge body includes centering a rotor shaft of the body along a known center line and aligning the body to a home position both before and after centrifugation.