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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Todd W. Soares, Bellingham, MA (US);
Kevin Sullivan, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Inventors:
Todd W. Soares, Bellingham, MA (US);
Kevin Sullivan, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Assignee:
Statspin, Inc., Westwood, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 3/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01); B01D 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotor is provided for the centrifugal separation of a composite fluid, such as animal or human blood, into components. An inner surface of the rotor includes at least one hydrophobic area having a first surface energy sufficiently low to provide a flow path for a lower density fluid component to flow to the bottom of a central collection chamber after centrifugal separation. A method of separating a composite fluid into components using such a rotor is also provided. Additionally, a method of manufacturing such a rotor is provided.