Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
494016000 | INCLUDING PLURALITY OF MINIATURE BOWLS (E.G., TEST TUBES) DISTRUBUTED ABOUT ROTATABLE CARRIER AND READILY REMOVABLE THEREFROM | 36 |
20110111942 | FIXED ANGLE CENTRIFUGE ROTOR WITH TUBULAR CAVITIES AND RELATED METHODS - A fixed angle centrifuge rotor is provided. The rotor includes a rotor body having a circumferential sidewall and a plurality of tubular cavities. Each of the cavities has an open end and a closed end and is configured to receive a sample container therein. A pressure plate is operatively coupled to the plurality of tubular cavities so that the pressure plate, in combination with the plurality of tubular cavities, defines an enclosed hollow chamber between each adjacent pair of the plurality of tubular cavities. Each of the plurality of tubular cavities has a sidewall facing an interior of the rotor body and a bottom wall at the closed end. | 05-12-2011 |
20110319247 | CENTRIFUGE SAMPLE CONTAINER AND CENTRIFUGE - A centrifuge sample container includes: a body portion configured to contain a sample; and a cap portion configured to be engaged with and attached on the body portion. The body portion has a substantially triangular external shape defining three apex portions and three side portions between two of the apex portions when viewed from above and has a circular opening portion in an upper portion of the body portion. Distances between centers of the apex portions are equal to one another. Each of the apex portions is formed with a first radius of curvature when viewed from above. Each of the side portions is formed into a outwardly curved arc-like shape with a second radius of curvature when viewed from above. | 12-29-2011 |
20120065047 | Centrifuge and separation vessel therefore - The centrifugation vessel includes an outer wall containing an interior space. A dam defines a barrier which divides the interior space into at least two regions including a catch basin defining a higher gee region and a reservoir defining a lower gee region. These regions are joined together over the dam. The dam includes a face which is preferably tapered to enable optimization of speed of separation of a sample placed within the vessel. The vessel is usable in a biological sample processing method by having the higher gee region of the vessel configured to have an elongate form and the volume optimized for collection of a higher density fraction of the sample. Supply and withdrawal tubes extend into the regions for reliable extraction and separate collection of differing density fractions after separation by centrifugation. | 03-15-2012 |
20130190161 | Vibration Response and Tuning of a Center of Mass/Gravity of a Centrifuge - Centrifuges have been designed in the past for centrifuging multi-welled containers, but they are limited in centripetal acceleration or have a large footprint. The invention provides a centrifuge with a high centripetal acceleration and imbalance tolerance while maintaining a small footprint and being able to integrate with laboratory automation equipment. Methods and apparatuses for centrifugation include a rotor assembly positioned within a shield assembly suspended in a centrifuge. The rotor assembly is operably connected to the motor for rotating payloads (e.g., multi-welled containers) around an axis. The shield assembly is positioned such that the center of mass is aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotor assembly and the plane containing the rotational imbalance force vector. This alignment allows rotation of the container with an acceleration of at least | 07-25-2013 |
20130324388 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AND TRANSFERRING CONTAINER CONTENTS BY DYNAMICAL USE OF CENTRIFUGE FORCE - The present invention relates to a method and device for separating and transferring container ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140100102 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CELL LYSIS AND SAMPLE PREPARATION THROUGH CENTRIFUGATION - Methods and devices for molecular analysis are disclosed, based on centrifugation. A centrifuge device comprises strips of centrifuge tubes and elements to create a magnetic field. The magnetic shear forces applied to beads inside a solution with biological molecules permit the performance of different analytic techniques, such as lysis and sample preparation for PCR. | 04-10-2014 |
20140206521 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATING ASSEMBLY - A centrifugal separating assembly for separating a fluid biological product into discrete components by centrifugation is disclosed. The assembly includes a first container defining a first cavity adapted to receive a human biological product, the first container having a circular upper wall, a cylindrical sidewall, and a concave shaped bottom wall. The assembly further includes a second container defining a second cavity adapted to receive discrete components, the second container having a convex shaped upper wall, a second cylindrical wall, and a circular bottom wall; and a tubular conduit providing fluid communication between the first cavity and the second cavity. | 07-24-2014 |
20140357465 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING PLATELET-RICH PLASMA FOR THERAPEUTIC INJECTION - Systems and methods are provided for processing blood or a fluid containing blood plasma and platelets. The blood or fluid is continuously added into a fluid separation chamber, which is used to isolate platelet-rich plasma therein. At least a portion of the platelet-rich plasma is automatically transferred from the fluid separation chamber into an injection device, with the fluid separation chamber and the injection device comprising components of a disposable flow circuit, which may be a closed system. One or more injection devices may be connected to a collection container or a pump device of the disposable flow circuit. | 12-04-2014 |
20150141232 | CENTRIFUGE - A centrifuge for high-speed centrifuging, includes: a shaft, mounted for continuous rotation about its axis, the shaft having a working section having a loading end and an unloading end; an acceleration member mounted adjacent to the loading end for rotation with respect to the shaft and; a deceleration member mounted adjacent to the unloading end for rotation with respect to the shaft; auxiliary drive arrangement for accelerating the acceleration member and the deceleration member to the shaft speed; carriages for supporting specimens for centrifugation. The carriages are slideably mounted for traversing from the acceleration member to the working section and from the working section to the deceleration member. A carriage may be accelerated on the acceleration member and then transferred to the working section for a period sufficient to perform centrifuging and then transferred from the working section to the deceleration member. | 05-21-2015 |
20150141233 | Adapter For A Centrifuge Vessel - The invention relates to an adapter for a centrifuge vessel having a shell-shaped base body formed as one piece and delimiting a cavity for the purpose of accommodating the centrifuge vessel and comprising a base region and an adjacent side-wall region of which the top edge defines the opening edge of the cavity, at least one expansion joint being present in the side-wall region, which expansion joint when subjected to a force allows for moving the side-wall region from a starting position to an expanded position such that the length of the opening edge is greater in the expanded position than in the starting position. The adapter is made of a plastics material such that when the force is removed from the side-wall region the base body automatically returns to the starting position. | 05-21-2015 |
20150343458 | Centrifuge and Separation Vessel Therefore - The centrifugation vessel includes an outer wall containing an interior space. A dam defines a barrier which divides the interior space into at least two regions including a catch basin defining a higher gee region and a reservoir defining a lower gee region. These regions are joined together over the dam. The dam includes a face which is preferably tapered to enable optimization of speed of separation of a sample placed within the vessel. The vessel is usable in a biological sample processing method by having the higher gee region of the vessel configured to have an elongate form and the volume optimized for collection of a higher density fraction of the sample. Supply and withdrawal tubes extend into the regions for reliable extraction and separate collection of differing density fractions after separation by centrifugation. | 12-03-2015 |
20160023220 | CENTRIFUGE LOADING/UNLOADING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Disclosed is a loading and unloading system to load/unload a sample processor (e.g., a centrifuge). The system includes a staging area containing inserts, at least one being a common insert, the sample processor having locations receiving inserts containing unprocessed sample containers, one or more robots operable to move unprocessed and processed sample containers to and from the common insert as well as move the inserts between the staging area and the sample processor, and a controller commanding the one or more robots to carry out a sample container movement sequence to load and unload unprocessed and processed sample containers to and from the common insert at the staging area, wherein the common bucket insert contains both processed and unprocessed sample containers at a same time. Methods of operating the system are provided, as are other aspects. | 01-28-2016 |
494017000 | And means for introducing either material or auxiliary fluid into bowls | 6 |
20090054222 | Systems and methods for robotic transport - Systems and methods for robotic transport are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, robotic systems for transporting biological samples include: a plurality of capillary vessels, in which each capillary vessel can contain a biological sample from a population; a receptacle that can contain the plurality of capillary vessels; a centrifuge; a first robotic device that can transport the receptacle between an input module and the centrifuge; a second robotic device that can transport the receptacle between the centrifuge and a sample harvest location; a cutting device that can cut each of the plurality of capillary vessels; a multi-well plate having a plurality of wells arranged in an array; and a third robotic device that can transfer at least one portion of each of the plurality of biological samples from each of the plurality of capillary vessels to a corresponding well in the array. | 02-26-2009 |
20090215603 | CENTRIFUGES, IN PARTICULAR, FOR A LUBRICANT OIL IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Centrifuges, in particular for a lubricant oil in an internal combustion engine, are provided with a housing which comprises a base, a lid forming the second part of the housing and connectable to the base and a rotor arrangeable in the housing. Each centrifuge is embodied in the form of a modular unit which is assembled with the aid of modular system parts, wherein the modular system comprises different bases, and/or different lids and/or different rotors which can be assembled in the form of different combinations in such a way that different centrifuges are obtained. | 08-27-2009 |
20150031521 | SAMPLE CARRIER CENTRIFUGE - The invention relates to a sample carrier centrifuge for a sample carrier ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150094196 | CHAMBER COMPONENT FOR A REAGENT VESSEL, AND USE THEREOF - A revolver component for a reagent vessel has at least one first chamber that is configured to be filled at least partly with at least one liquid. The first chamber is formed or fitted such that a first chamber filling volume that is configured to be filled with the at least one liquid is delimited by an expansion-variable boundary. The expansion-variable boundary has a spatial expansion that can be reversibly adjusted such that the filling volume is configured to be varied. Reagent vessel insert parts and reagent vessels are also disclosed. Methods for centrifuging a material and for pressure treating a material are also disclosed. | 04-02-2015 |
494018000 | Including conduit of flexible umbilical cable type | 2 |
20090239730 | CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DRIVEN CONTINUOUS FLOW CENTRIFUGE - A centrifuge ( | 09-24-2009 |
20140274648 | MULTILUMEN CONNECTOR TO MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL TUBING - An umbilicus for use in an umbilicus-drive fluid processing centrifuge system is disclosed, together with a method of making it and a fluid flow circuit including such umbilicus. The umbilicus includes an elongated umbilicus body, a first end fitting defining an interior cavity, an adapter received within the interior cavity and having at least one port extension extending into a fluid transmitting lumen of the umbilicus body, the adapter and end fitting including interfering surfaces to enhance torque resistance therebetween. | 09-18-2014 |
494020000 | Having bowls, or holders therefor, pivotaby attached to carrier for tilting during rotation of carrier | 17 |
20080248939 | ROTOR FOR CENTRIFUGE AND CENTRIFUGE - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a rotor for a centrifuge which includes an annular portion having a plurality of storing portions each holding a sample vessel that contains a sample to be separated, the annular portion being provided with an end face portion at which holes of the storing portions are opened so as to be aligned in a circumferential direction thereof. Concave portions are disposed each between a corresponding pair of the adjacent holes on the end face portion. | 10-09-2008 |
20090023572 | CAPACITY ALTERING DEVICE, HOLDER, AND METHODS OF SAMPLE PROCESSING - This invention provides capacity altering devices that facilitate the processing of samples whose volume exceeds the capacity of external sample processing regions (e.g., sample tubes or wells). The invention also provides holders that can be used with such devices, e.g., to allow centrifugation of the devices and/or to minimize handling of the external processing regions. Methods of processing samples, particularly samples whose volume exceeds the capacity of the external processing regions, and methods of collecting compounds in external processing regions are another feature of the invention. | 01-22-2009 |
20090318276 | Centrifuge Loading Process Within An Automated Laboratory System - A scheduling process for loading samples into two or more centrifuges in a loading scheme that reduces the time required for high priority sample to be centrifuged. One centrifuge is initially loaded to about one-half of capacity and samples processed while the remaining centrifuge is loaded to full capacity before being operated. This creates a time-shift in the operational status of the two centrifuges so that a high-priority sample may advantageously be shuttled to whichever of the two centrifuges will be first-fully loaded and thus next-operated. | 12-24-2009 |
20100009834 | SWING-OUT UNIT FOR A CENTRIFUGE - The invention relates to a swing-out unit for a centrifuge, with the swing-out unit comprising sample vessel recesses and being insertable in a centrifuge rotor head to be swivelable about a swing-out axis, with the axes of at least two sample vessel recesses being arranged in a skewed manner with respect to one another. As a result, more sample vessels can be inserted in a swing-out unit than was previously possible with limited overall space. | 01-14-2010 |
20100184578 | Swing Bucket Centrifuge Rotor - A centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having a central hub and first and second bucket receiving spaces defined on diametrically opposed sides of the rotor body. A first pair of bucket supports is supported by the rotor body for pivotally supporting a swing bucket in the first bucket receiving space, and a second pair of bucket supports is supported by the rotor body for pivotally supporting a swing bucket in the second bucket receiving space. The rotor further includes reinforcing material wound around oppositely disposed ones of the first and second pairs of bucket supports. | 07-22-2010 |
20100261595 | Apparatus for Processing Biological Material - A gripper unit for handling a vessel for receiving biological material is proposed, inter alia. The vessel has a lid which can assume an open position and a closed position. The gripper unit comprises a gripper for gripping and releasing the vessel, and a lid holder, for holding a lid in a defined position in relation to the vessel. The defined position is an open position of the lid. | 10-14-2010 |
20100273626 | Centrifuge Rotor - A centrifuge rotor is provided. The rotor includes a compression-molded rotor body that includes a central hub defining an axis of rotation of the rotor body, and a plurality of bays, each configured to receive a bucket therein. A plurality of load transferring members are integrally molded with the rotor body and each include a bucket support for supporting a bucket, with the bucket support permitting pivoting movement of the bucket during centrifugation of the rotor body about the axis of rotation. A reinforcement layer extends circumferentially and/or helically around an exterior of the rotor body. | 10-28-2010 |
20100298108 | System for transferance of test tubes from tube rack to centrifuge rotor - A system including a flexible, removable tube holder that flexes to fit either a straight rack or a centrifuge rotor slot. The system provides for the elimination of manual recording of the individual tubes, and provides for the transference of the tubes from the rack to the centrifuge and back, as a group. | 11-25-2010 |
20100331163 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - A rotor includes a plurality of holding cavities for holding specimen containers, respectively. A transverse cross sectional shape of the holding cavity is a substantially triangular shape having one vertex on an inner circumference side of the rotor. Two vertices of the substantially triangular shape are arranged on an outer circumference side of the rotor so as to have equidistance from a rotary shaft of the rotor. Spacing between sides of the substantially triangular shape in a circumferential direction of the rotor gradually increase over 60% or more a radial length of the holding cavity from an innermost circumferential position to the outer circumference side of the rotor when viewed in its transverse plane. | 12-30-2010 |
20110136647 | Fiber-Reinforced Swing Bucket Centrifuge Rotor And Related Methods - A centrifuge rotor is provided having a rotor core that defines a rotational axis of the rotor. A plurality of bucket supports is arranged about the axis of rotation. The rotor includes first and second straps that respectively wrap around two diametrically-opposed ones of the bucket supports for restricting outward movement of the two bucket supports relative to the rotor core. The first and second straps intersect one another at a location through the axis of rotation of the rotor. | 06-09-2011 |
20110160031 | DECANTING CENTRIFUGE WITH VIBRATION ISOLATION - A centrifuge has a rotor for receiving a disposable processing unit. The centrifuge is configured such that the motor is attached to an enclosure and the enclosure is supported on a base. The connection between the base and the enclosure is a vibration isolator, and the isolator is positioned such that its effective line of action aligns with the effective plane of rotation of the rotor. In accordance with another feature of the invention, the processing units are held in a decanting position by a decant ring that moves vertically but does not rotate. The ring engages the top of the processing unit during decant and the abrasion is minimal. | 06-30-2011 |
20110183829 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR AND SWING ROTOR FOR CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - A centrifugal separator comprising: a driving portion; and a swing rotor including, a rotor body, a through-hole passing through the rotor body, pin insert grooves which are provided parallel to the through-hole so as to oppose each other and only partially penetrate the rotor body, and a bucket including, a bucket body that has a contact surface which is configured to contact the rotor body during centrifugal separation, and a cap assembly that seals the bucket body and has a swing shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to an longitudinal direction of the bucket, wherein the swing rotor is rotated when the bucket is inserted into the through-hole, to swing the bucket, and the swing shaft can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the bucket relative to the bucket body and rotated about a longitudinal central axis of the bucket. | 07-28-2011 |
20140045670 | CENTRIFUGE APPARATUS, CENTRIFUGE TUBES, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CELL PREPARATION - An automated centrifuge apparatus for conducting a cell preparation procedure is provided. A rotor assembly supports centrifuge tubes, which are installable at respective tube positions. The tube positions are indexable to an index location. A sensing module monitors the index location during a set of status checks, which relate to the centrifuge tubes. Logic signals generated by the sensing module are used to automatically determine whether the status checks are satisfied. | 02-13-2014 |
20140179505 | CENTRIFUGE INSERT AND CARRIER FOR CENTRIFUGE INSERT - The present invention relates to a centrifuge insert for sample holders and to a carrier for a centrifuge insert for sample holders. The centrifuge insert according to the invention has substantial advantages over known centrifuge inserts. These advantages are not limited to the fact that the carrier is attachable and detachable in a particularly easy and comfortable manner. It is also feasible to use different carriers for different sample holders. Furthermore, the centrifuge insert according to the invention is configured particularly light and compact so that the loading of the rotor is significantly lower for identical centrifugation powers or so that significantly higher RCA values can be used. | 06-26-2014 |
20140274649 | Bone Marrow Concentrator - Instrumentation is provided for the separation of a multiple component sample, such as BMA containing lysed red blood cells and a lysing agent, into a desired component, for example a cell pellet containing stem cells, and a remaining component. The application discloses a device that includes a separator configured to separate the desired portion from the remaining portion, a collector that is supported by the separator and configured to collect the desired component of the multiple component sample after the desired component has been separated from the remaining component by the separator, and a housing that at least partially encloses and supports the separator and the collector. | 09-18-2014 |
20160038951 | Spring operated swing out rotor system and method for a centrifuge - A spring operated swing out rotor system for a centrifuge includes a rotor with a rotor top and a rotor bay extending down from the rotor top, the rotor bay having a bay wall and a bay bottom; a carrier tray rotatably attached to a retaining element on the bay wall; and a compression-resistant element between the tray and the bay wall urging the tray to rotate away from the bay wall, so that when the rotor is at rest, the tray is maintained at a positive angle from vertical, and when the centrifuge spins the rotor, centrifugal force positions the tray at a vertical angle. The compression-resistant element may be a spring or soft foam. | 02-11-2016 |
20190143341 | Centrifuge and swing bucket rotor | 05-16-2019 |
494021000 | Comprising flexible bowls embraced by pockets provided therefor in carrier | 1 |
20100216622 | Fixed Angle Centrifuge Rotor With Helically Wound Reinforcement - A centrifuge rotor includes a rotor body having first and second axial ends and a circumferential sidewall extending therebetween. The rotor body has a plurality of wells for receiving sample containers to be processed in the rotor. The rotor further includes an elongate reinforcement extending around the circumferential sidewall of the rotor body along a helical path. At least two portions of the elongate reinforcement interlock at one or more specific points on the surface of the rotor. | 08-26-2010 |