Cell washing device and method
US6197579A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/491
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a cell washing device and method of washing cells that utilizes the device. The device is particularly designed for sterile transfer of cells from a primary centrifuge tube and for maintaining the cells in a sterile environment during subsequent washing steps. The device is configured to provide for decantation of a supernatant by inversion without appreciable loss of a selected population of lower density cells from the pellet during the washing procedure.
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