Sterile Blood Separating System
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1. A system for separating components of a composition according to density comprising:
- a torque generating device;
a separation device for separating the composition into different components according to density; and
a housing that accommodates the separation device including;
a base having an interface that transfers torque from the torque generating device to the separation device;
a cover; and
a conduit for introducing the composition into the separation device without opening the cover.
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Abstract
A system for separating components of a composition according to density. The system includes a torque generating device, a separation device, and a housing. The separation device separates the composition into different components according to density. The housing accommodates the separation device. The housing includes a base having an interface that transfers torque from the torque generating device to the separation device, a cover, and a conduit for introducing the composition into the separation device without opening the cover.
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1. A system for separating components of a composition according to density comprising:
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a torque generating device; a separation device for separating the composition into different components according to density; and a housing that accommodates the separation device including; a base having an interface that transfers torque from the torque generating device to the separation device; a cover; and a conduit for introducing the composition into the separation device without opening the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for separating components of a composition according to density comprising:
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sealing a sterilized separation device within a container having a base and a cover such that the separation device is in cooperation with an interface at the base of the container; inserting the composition into the sterilized separation device sealed within the container by injecting the composition through a conduit that extends through the container and mates with the separation device; mating the container with a torque generating device, the interface in contact with both the torque generating device and the separation device; spinning the separation device using the torque generating device to separate the composition into different components according to density, the separation device is spun independent of the container and torque is transferred from the torque generating device to the separation device by the interface; removing the sterile separation device from the container; and withdrawing at least one of the different components from the separation device as necessary while the separation device is in the sterile environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A container for housing a sterile separation device for separating components of a composition according to density, said container comprising:
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a container base having sidewalls extending from said container base to define a receptacle for accommodating said separation device; an interface at said container base for transferring torque from a torque generating device to said separation device when said separation device is seated within said receptacle; a cover for covering said receptacle and sealing said sterile separation device within said receptacle to prevent contamination of said sterile separation device; and a conduit extending through said container to said sterile separation device to permit delivery of blood through said container and into said sterile separation device when said sterile separation device is sealed within said receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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