Device for emptying a blood product bag
US8690011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B69/0058
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device for emptying a bag containing a frozen blood-derived product, including: a cutting device; an extractor for the product, a hopper for receiving the product, a device for transporting the bag from a receiving area to the plasma extractor, this transporting device including a robotic arm with a gripper which, in turn, includes: two catching arms, each defining at least a distal end and a proximal end, and an actuator, in which the actuator controls a mechanism for modifying the distance separating the distal ends of the gripper arms to catch the bag by its lower surface.
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