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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2002
John Rivera, Aurora, CO (US);
Son Le, Lakewood, CO (US);
Daniel Cheek, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Richard Matt, San Jose, CA (US);
Roger P. Kaminski, Parker, CO (US);
John Rivera, Aurora, CO (US);
Son Le, Lakewood, CO (US);
Daniel Cheek, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Richard Matt, San Jose, CA (US);
Roger P. Kaminski, Parker, CO (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A blood separation system is fully mechanized to collect blood from a patient, separate waste portions of the blood, wash the blood, and redirect the usable portions to a device for reinjecting the usable portions into the patient. The system provides screen displays with detailed setup instructions and instructs the operator at the appropriate times to do certain manual steps. Apparatus for sequestration of platelet rich plasma spins at a high speed sufficient to separate solid cells from the blood sample and then spins at a lower speed for a predetermined time to allow platelets to elute from the solid cells.