Patent ID: 6334842
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: A61M,B04B

Abstract:
An apparatus for use with a centrifuge having a rotor rotatable about an axis of rotation, the rotor including a retainer, the apparatus comprising:a separation vessel for placement in the retainer, the separation vessel including an inlet portion including an inlet port for supplying to the separation vessel a fluid to be separated into components, an outlet portion including a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, at least three outlet ports for removing separated components of the fluid from the separation vessel, and a shield between one of the outlet ports and the second wall for limiting entry into said one outlet port of at least one relatively high density component of the fluid, the shield having a surface facing said one outlet port, the surface of the shield being located closer than two of the other outlet ports to the axis of rotation when the separation vessel is placed in the retainer, to maintain the surface of the shield out of a layer of the relatively high density fluid component formed in the outlet portion, and a flow path extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion.