Patent ID: 9176038
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61M,B01D,B01L,C12M,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for concentrating cells in a suspension, the apparatus comprising: a first chamber for receiving a suspension including a cell population, the first chamber defined by a first container, said first chamber including a cell concentration zone, said concentration zone configured to receive a concentrated cell population; and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber, the second chamber defined by a second container that is physically separable from the first chamber, the second chamber including: (i) a housing defining the second chamber as a substantially spherical inner chamber with a substantially spherical inner chamber surface; (ii) a port in said housing communicating with the inner chamber and configured to communicate with the first chamber; (iii) the port including a resealable closure; and (iv) the chamber having a cell-receiving pocket positioned generally opposite said port, the cell-receiving pocket depending outwardly from the substantially spherical inner chamber surface, said first and second chambers configured to be placed together, as a unit, in a centrifugal force field, wherein upon application of the centrifugal force field said cell-receiving pocket is configured to receive at least a portion of the concentrated cell population from the cell concentration zone of the first chamber.