Centrifuge tube-cutting apparatus and method
US4607551A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/828
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tube-cutting apparatus and method for separating centrifuged materials are shown in which a resilient axial compressive force is exerted on the tube during cutting by spaced tube-holding members; and the cutting knife has flat upper and lower sides against which the severed portions of the tube are held in sealing engagement by the axial force. Independent adjustment is provided for (a) the relative positions of the tube and the cutting knife, and (b) the relative positions of the spaced tube-holding members.
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