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Blood processing apparatus with incipient spill-over detection

US7828709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2008
Grant dateNov 9, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2015/045
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A density centrifuge blood processing system comprising a separation chamber rotating about a central rotation axis, the separation chamber being coupled to an elutriation chamber, a first detector for the separation chamber to detect light from an observation region, a computational apparatus distinguishing at least two regions in the observation region and distinguishing incipient spill over of cellular components out of the elutriation chamber as a function of light intensity received from the at least two regions in the separation chamber, and a controller regulating speed of at least one pump or of the separation chamber in response to signals from the computational apparatus to avoid spill over.

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