Centrifugal processing system with direct access drawer
First Claim
1. A centrifugation system for separating blood into component parts comprisinga frame enclosing an interior area,a centrifuge having a mass, anda base including mounts supporting and structurally isolating the mass of the centrifuge for rotation relative to the frame about a rotational axis, the base including at least one track and being carried for movement relative to the frame generally perpendicular to the rotational axis on the at least one track between a first position, in which the isolated mass of the centrifuge is located within the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge is blocked by the frame, and a second position, in which the isolated mass of the centrifuge is located outside the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge is permitted.
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Abstract
A drawer-mounted centrifuge provides easy access for loading and unloading disposable processing elements. The centrifuge also includes an umbilicus holder that moves between an operating position and an out-of-the-way position as the drawer opens and closes.
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16 Claims
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1. A centrifugation system for separating blood into component parts comprising
a frame enclosing an interior area, a centrifuge having a mass, and a base including mounts supporting and structurally isolating the mass of the centrifuge for rotation relative to the frame about a rotational axis, the base including at least one track and being carried for movement relative to the frame generally perpendicular to the rotational axis on the at least one track between a first position, in which the isolated mass of the centrifuge is located within the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge is blocked by the frame, and a second position, in which the isolated mass of the centrifuge is located outside the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge is permitted.
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2. A centrifugation system for separating blood into component parts comprising
a frame enclosing an interior area, a centrifuge having a mass, a processing chamber removably attachable to the centrifuge for receiving blood to undergo centrifugal separation a base including mounts supporting and structurally isolating the mass of the centrifuge for rotation relative to the frame about a rotational axis, the base including at least one track and being carried for movement relative to the frame generally perpendicular the rotational axis on the at least one track between a first position, in which the isolated mass of the centrifuge is located within the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge is blocked by the frame, and a second position, in which the isolated mass of the centrifuge is located outside the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge is permitted for attaching and removing the processing chamber.
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6. A centrifugation system comprising
a frame enclosing an interior area, a centrifuge, means for rotating the centrifuge about an axis, a processing chamber removably attachable to the centrifuge, an umbilicus for conveying fluid into the processing chamber to undergo centrifugal separation during rotation of the centrifuge, a base supporting the centrifuge on the frame and including a holder releasably receiving the umbilicus, the holder being moveable between an operating position for orienting the umbilicus in a prescribed adjacent relationship with the centrifuge and an nonoperating position spaced away from centrifuge, at least one track supporting the base for movement between an enclosed position, in which the centrifuge and holder are located within the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge and the holder is blocked, and an exposed position, in which the centrifuge and holder are located outside the interior area of the frame and access to the centrifuge and the holder are permitted for attaching and removing the processing chamber and receiving and removing the umbilicus, and means for moving the holder toward its operating position during movement of the base toward the enclosed position and for moving the holder toward its nonoperating position during movement of the base toward the exposed position.
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