Patent ID: 8911686

Claim:
A device for separating solid matter from a biological fluid, said device comprising a plurality of modular elements which can be interconnected in series, each of said modular elements comprising a body having an open-topped chamber formed therein and a horizontal racking channel extending from said chamber through a side wall of the body, adjacent modules being placed with their racking channels in alignment, so that the respective chambers are in fluid communication with one another via said racking channels, a like plurality of closure plates, one disposed on top of each of said modular elements so as to close the chamber thereof, each of said closure plates having a transfer channel formed therein, said transfer channel having one end communicating with said chamber and a second end extending through a side of the closure plate, whereby adjacent closure plates may be placed with their transfer channels in alignment, so that the respective chambers closed by said cover plates are in fluid communication with one another via said transfer channels, a pump for moving a fluid containing the matter to be separated through said chambers via said racking channels and transfer channels, one or more filters for separating said matter from said fluid, as it flows between said chambers, and coupling means for connecting said modular elements together, wherein said channels are entirely contained within said modular elements and said closure plates.