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US 12,357,741 B2Granted
Portable centrifuge device and method of use
AssigneeABC Med Tech Corp.
InventorsRandall Allard, Polly Allard, William Bradley Lydens
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Abstract
A portable centrifuge having a housing containing a rotational mechanism and a centrifugal container having a longitudinal axis. The rotational mechanism has a circuit including an electrical motor, a switch, and an internal electrical power source. The centrifugal container is operably connected to the rotational mechanism through the housing, and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The centrifuge is portable and is for single use.
Claims18
A method of centrifugation comprising;
- providing a portable centrifuge comprising
- a housing including a rotational mechanism, a trigger slot, a circuit and a housing top surface, the rotational mechanism comprising a longitudinal axis;
- a centrifugal container including a bottom surface and a drive shaft connector, the centrifugal container being disposed onto the housing, at least a portion of the bottom surface of the centrifugal container contacting the housing top surface, the drive shaft connector being removably engaged to the rotational mechanism to allow the centrifugal container to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis;
- and
- a protective cover, the protective cover comprises a trigger tab;
- removing the protective cover;
- introducing a fluid into the centrifugal container;
- disposing the protective cover onto the centrifugal container after fluid introduction;
- activating the rotational mechanism;
- separating the fluid into one or more constituent components by rotation of the centrifuge;
- and
- extracting the one or more constituent components.
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