Fluid mixing device and mixing method
AssigneeBiotechnology Institute, I Mas D, S.L.
InventorEduardo Anitua Aldecoa
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Abstract
Mixing device (1) and fluid mixing method, by means of successive transfers between syringes. The mixing method comprises placing a pair of syringes (2, 3) in the mixing device (1), adjusting a variable fixing element adaptable to the pair of syringes (2, 3) and selecting and running a mixing programme, being the mixing force, the speed and the range and the number of transfers adjustable. The mixing device comprises a mobile carriage (7) longitudinally movable and fixing elements (8, 9) with an adjustable distance between them. The invention allows for the mixing or emulsifying of blood fluids with different viscosity, particularly a protein gel and a platelet-rich plasma, for the preparation of dermatological formulations, in a versatile, hygienic and effective manner.
Claims10
A mixing device, for the mixing or emulsion of fluids, by successive transfers between syringes with a certain range of transfer, the mixing device comprising:
- at least one mobile carriage movable in a longitudinal direction and provided with a housing configured to accommodate and hold at least one pair of faced syringes, the syringes being connected to each other by a first end of each syringe and arranged aligned in the longitudinal direction;
- at least two fixing elements located one on each side of the mobile carriage and adapted to accommodate and retain a second free end of each syringe, wherein at least one fixing element has an adjustable configuration, the fixing element being adapted to accommodate and retain the second free end of the corresponding syringe in a movable position along the longitudinal direction such that a distance between the two fixing elements is variable;
- a set of sensors;
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- a control unit communicated with the set of sensors and a mechanism for the transmission of a linear displacement to the mobile carriage triggered by a control signal generated by the control unit;
- wherein the set of sensors comprises a calibration sensor, for the automatic calibration of the transfer range, and at least one inversion sensor for the inversion of the direction of displacement of the mobile carriage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.