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US 10,744,500 B2Granted
Systems and methods for cellular separation
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsHannah McIntyre, Christopher Bare, Melissa Tucker, Andrea Matuska
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Abstract
Methods and systems disclosed herein provide systems and methods for maintaining sterile conditions inside of a biological-fluid container during an entire process of delivery, incubation, centrifugation, and extraction of fluid. The methods and systems also provide systems and methods for localized extraction of a portion of a biological fluid.
Claims23
A cap for a biological-fluid container, the cap comprising:
- an injection port configured for injection of biological fluid through the injection port;
- an extraction port configured for extraction of biological fluid through the extraction port;
- an injection-port cap configured to attach to the injection port;
- an extraction-port cap configured to attach to the extraction port, wherein at least one of the injection-port cap or the extraction-port cap is a vented cap;
- and a penetrable flexible seal configured for insertion and extraction of biological fluid through the flexible seal, wherein the flexible seal is present on the top of the cap for a biological-fluid container.
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A cellular-separation system comprising:
- a biological-fluid container;
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- a cap attached to the biological-fluid container, wherein the cap comprises:
- an injection port configured for injection of biological fluid through the injection port;
- an extraction port configured for extraction of biological fluid through the extraction port;
- an injection-port cap configured to attach to the injection port;
- an extraction-port cap configured to attach to the extraction port, wherein at least one of the injection-port cap or the extraction-port cap is a vented cap;
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- a penetrable flexible seal configured for insertion and extraction of biological fluid through the flexible seal, wherein the flexible seal is present on the top of the cap for a biological-fluid container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.