Patent ID: 8845892
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B01D,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for performing one or more separations comprising: a.) a cylindrical body having a cylindrical axis and a pair of end walls each perpendicular to said cylindrical axis, said cylindrical body having a side wall concentric with said cylindrical axis, said end walls and said side wall comprising surfaces of an integral body, wherein each of said end walls is deformable to receive in sealing engagement a conduit or a column, said cylindrical body having an opening extending between said end walls concentric with said cylindrical axis and a counterbore at each of said end walls that is concentric with said opening; and b.) a solid phase separation media assembly disposed in said opening and counterbores to remove particulates and undesired components of a fluid flowing through said cylindrical body, wherein an entirety of said side wall of said cylindrical body is configured to fit in a body fitting to be attached to an analytical column or is part of an assembly for communicating with a column, wherein the solid phase separation media assembly comprises a frit positioned in each of the counterbores below the surfaces of the end walls.