Cytocentrifuge
US4391710A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2846
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cytocentrifuge especially suitable for centrifugation of materials requiring handling under conditions of containment is characterized by a plurality of holders each adapted to retain an individual sample chamber in juxtaposition to a receiving surface with interposed filter/seal and removable as a unit from the rotating carrier of the machine. The holder is preferably adapted to be supported tiltingly by the carrier so as only under centrifugal force to permit a sample to contact the receiving surface and while this is perpendicular to the centrifugal load on the sample. The carrier is preferably an apertured plate removable from a drive hub for cleansing and sterilization, and the drive hub forms part of a sealable head assembly of containment bowl and removable cover, the head assembly being removable as a unit for loading/unloading under containment conditions.
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