Patent ID: 8951180
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61M,B01L,B04B

Abstract:
1. A centrifuge for separating whole blood into blood components, comprising: a closed-loop control unit and/or an open-loop control unit; a drive unit coupled to said closed-loop control unit and/or said open-loop control unit for driving said centrifuge; a first container, a second container, a third container and a fourth container; a rotor; said rotor includes a first container receptacle, a second container receptacle, a third container receptacle and a fourth container receptacle; said first container removably resides in said first container receptacle, said second container removably resides in said second container receptacle, said third container removably resides in said third container receptacle and said fourth container removably resides in said fourth container receptacle; said first and second containers being in fluid communication with each other; said third and fourth containers being in fluid communication with each other; a first transfer means operationally connected with said first container, a second transfer means operationally connected with said second container, a third transfer means operationally connected with said third container, and a fourth transfer means operationally connected with said fourth container; said first, second, third and fourth transfer means coupled to said closed-loop control unit and/or said open-loop control unit; said first, second, third, and fourth transfer means include first, second, third and fourth motor/gear units, respectively; said first and second transfer means and said first and said second containers transfer and back transfer blood components between said first and second containers; said third and fourth transfer means and said third and said fourth containers transfer and back transfer blood components between said third and fourth containers; a first sensor resides between said first and said second container receptacles and detects a separation layer of said blood components, said first sensor is coupled to said closed-loop control unit and/or said open-loop control unit; and, a second sensor resides between said third and said fourth container receptacles and detects a separation layer of said blood components, said second sensor is coupled to said closed-loop control unit and/or said open-loop control unit.