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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2001
Alexander Burshteyn, Hialeah, FL (US);
John W. Joubran, Escondido, CA (US);
Nazle Kuylen, Miami, FL (US);
Frank J. Lucas, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Carlos L. Aparicio, Miami, FL (US);
Michael L. Bell, Fullerton, CA (US);
Ravinder Gupta, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Maria Elena Insausti, Miami, FL (US);
Jack D. McNeal, Long Beach, CA (US);
Paul W. Price, Miami, FL (US);
Sandra Socarras, Miami, FL (US);
Coulter International Corp., Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for utilizing a filtration device for removing interferants from a test sample containing a mixture of a composition of interest and interferants in an automated apparatus is disclosed. The filtration device includes a microporous hollow fiber membrane having a plurality of pores sized to retain the composition of interest while allowing smaller diameter interferants to pass through the membrane.