Patent ID: 8801682

Claim:
Apparatus for separating tissue cells from a fluid, with a collection container forming a collection space, the collection container ( 14 ) has a closable removal opening ( 27 ) for the collected tissue cells, the collection container ( 14 ) is closable with a lid ( 15 ) which has an opening ( 31 ) for connecting a negative pressure source, a connecting element ( 24 ) for connecting a supply line for the fluid-tissue cell mixture ( 23 ) and the closable removal opening ( 27 ), wherein inside the collection space ( 18 ) a communicating tube ( 16 ) is arranged, which terminates at a distance from the bottom ( 17 ) of the collection container ( 14 ), wherein the communicating tube ( 16 ) has at least one opening ( 21 ) providing a connection between the interior space of the communicating tube ( 16 ) and the collection space ( 18 ) above a fluid-tissue cell mixture level ( 22 ) established in the collection container ( 14 ), and wherein a suction element ( 20 ) which is connected with the negative pressure source ( 6 ) is arranged inside the communicating tube ( 16 ).