Centrifuge fluid container
Abstract
Abstract A FLUID CONTAINER PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING BLOOD. THE CONTAINER IS GENERALLY ANNULAR OR TOROIDAL IN SHAPE, WITH A CENTRAL HUB PORTION WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH THE ANNULAR PORTION VIA A PLURALITY OF RADIAL CHANNELS, AND IS PREFERABLY FORMED FROM TWO CIRCULAR PIECES OF PLASTIC MATERIAL, SEALED AT THE PERIPHERY, AND IN A CENTRALLY-LOCATED SEGMENT TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED CONFIGURATION. A CENTRAL HUB PROVIDES ONE FLUID ENTRANCE AND EXIT. A PERIPHERALLY-LOCATED OUTPUT TUBE, APPROPRIATELY SEALED, IS LOCATED OPPOSITE A SLITTED FLAP, TO PROVIDE MEANS FOR SUSPENDING THE CONTAINER FROM A SUPPORT AND DRAINING THE CONTAINER BY GRAVITY THROUGH THE OUTLET TUBE. A SAMPLING TUBE MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED, CONNECTED TO THE PERIPHERY OF THE BAG.
Inventors
- 👤 A Jones
- 👤 G Judson
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