Patent ID: 6827863
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: A61M,B04B

Abstract:
A flexible, disposable centrifuge bag for receiving and holding a fluid sample, comprising:an inlet tube having a distal end positioned at a first radial distance from the center axis of said centrifuge bag and an outlet tube having a distal end positioned at a second radial distance from the center axis of said centrifuge bag, said first radial distance being greater than said second radial distance; and upper and lower flexible sheets, said sheets having doughnut shaped configurations, inner perimeters defining a central core of said centrifuge bag, and outer perimeters, wherein said upper and lower sheets are superimposed and completely sealed together at their outer perimeters thereby defining the outer perimeter of said centrifuge bag, and wherein said tubes are sandwiched between said upper and lower sheets and extend from the central core of said centrifuge bag, whereby when said upper and lower sheets are sealed together at their inner perimeters said tubes are sealed between said upper and lower sheets at the inner perimeter.