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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Meng H. Lean, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huangpin B. Hsieh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Meng H. Lean, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Armin R. Volkel, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huangpin B. Hsieh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 21/26 (2006.01); B01D 21/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 21/02 (2013.01); B01D 21/265 (2013.01); A61M 1/0058 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are used to concentrate and extract platelets from blood, where an aggregation arrangement is configured to aggregate red blood cells in the blood. The aggregated red blood cells are provided to a separation arrangement which is configured to separate the aggregated red blood cells from platelets in the blood plasma. Finally a concentration arrangement is configured to concentrate the platelets for extraction and further use.