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Apparatus and method for separating and concentrating fluids containing multiple components

  • US 7,914,689 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2008
  • Issued: 03/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of enriching a scaffold for application relative to an anatomy, comprising:

  • connecting a first piston and a second piston with a connection member;

    obtaining a volume of a first whole material;

    placing at least a portion of the obtained volume of the first whole material into a container;

    forming a first fraction of the first whole material by centrifuging the placed portion of the obtained volume of the first whole material placed in the container;

    disposing the first piston relative to the second piston;

    obtaining a volume of a second whole material that is different from the first whole material;

    placing at least a portion of the obtained volume of the second whole material into the container;

    forming a second fraction of the second whole material by centrifuging the placed portion of the obtained volume of the second whole material placed in the container;

    containing at least a portion of both the first fraction and the second fraction near a first collection surface of the first piston; and

    applying a selected portion of the first fraction and the second fraction to the scaffold.

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