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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Flodesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Bart Lipkens, Hampden, MA (US);
Walter M. Presz, Jr., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Jeffrey King, Coventry, CT (US);
Jason Barnes, Westfield, MA (US);
Dane Mealey, Springfield, MA (US);
Brian McCarthy, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Ben Ross-Johnsrud, Wilbraham, MA (US);
Kedar Chitale, West Hartford, CT (US);
FloDesign Sonics, Inc., Wilbraham, MA (US);
Abstract
Devices for separating a host fluid from a second fluid or particulate are disclosed. The devices include an acoustic chamber, a fluid outlet at a top end of the acoustic chamber, a concentrate outlet at a bottom end of the acoustic chamber, and an inlet on a first side end of the acoustic chamber. An ultrasonic transducer and reflector create a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber that traps and separates particulates (e.g. cells) from a host fluid. The host fluid is collected via the fluid outlet, and the particulates are collected via the concentrate outlet. The device is a large-scale device that is able to process liters/hour, and has a large interior volume.