Patent ID: 8034307

Claim:
A system for processing biological particulate matter suspended in fluid, the system comprising: a container holding a fluid having biological particulate therein; a filter body having first and second ends and a fluid passageway there between; a filter member disposed at the second end of the body, the filter member having a porosity that permits passage of the fluid therethrough, while retaining at least a portion of the biological particular matter on an exterior surface thereof; at least one agitation member disposed on an exterior surface of the body; and a mechanism for gripping the first end of the filter body and immersing the second end of the filter body into the fluid container so that the filter is in the fluid, wherein the mechanism is further configured to rotate the filter body relative to the container after the second end is immersed in the fluid, such that the at least one agitation member contacts the fluid when the filter body is rotated.