Patent ID: 8523750
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A61M,B04B

Abstract:
1. A blood processing apparatus comprising a centrifuge rotor having a circumferential channel housing; a blood processing vessel adapted to fit into said channel housing, said blood processing vessel having a blood inlet and a plurality of blood component outlets; a plasma tube coupled to one of said blood component outlets of said blood processing vessel for removing at least plasma from said blood processing vessel; a generally frustro-conical separation chamber mounted on said centrifuge rotor and having an inlet and an outlet and being fluidly connected to said plasma tube at said inlet and connected to an outlet tube at said outlet, at least part of said outlet tube extending off of said centrifuge rotor; a generally frusto-conical concentration chamber mounted on said centrifuge rotor, said collection chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a concentration chamber inlet tube fluidly connected to said outlet tube of said separation chamber and to said inlet of said concentration chamber; and a concentration chamber outlet tube fluidly connected to said outlet of said concentration chamber and extending off of said rotor.