Patent ID: 9238096
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A device for separating blood using a centrifuge, said device comprising: a rotor and at least one separation container, wherein the at least one separation container has at least one feed port aseptically connected to the at least one separation container, and at least one extraction port aseptically connected to the at least one separation container; wherein the at least one separation container comprises an upper container and a lower container that are flow-connected to each other via a flow connection; wherein a flexible PVC hose is configured to define the flow connection; wherein during centrifugation, the upper container is configured to be disposed radially inward with respect to the lower container; wherein at least the lower container is reinforced such that the lower container is configured to maintain a predetermined volume during centrifugation; and wherein during the centrifugation, the flow connection between the upper container and the lower container is configured to collect at least a portion of a blood fraction of white blood corpuscles.