Segregation of oils in the fractionation of aspirated adipose tissues
AssigneeHarvest Technologies Corporation
InventorJames R. Ellsworth
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Abstract
Adipose is obtained from aspirated adipose by centrifugal separation of adipose from tumescent fluids and oils released from damaged adipose cells. Aspirated adipose is placed in a container having therein a disk that floats on adipose and takes up the released oils whereby they are unlikely to remix with the adipose during handling after centrifugation. The disk also adheres to the adipose by entraining part of the adipose layer.
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A container forming a cavity for separating aspirated adipose fluids into components based on relative densities and having therein a disk movable within said cavity, said disk being made of a material and configured such that it floats on a layer of adipose that has been separated from oils released from damaged adipose cells and prevents substantially remixing of said oils with said adipose during handling of said container.
A method of providing adipose comprising the steps of placing aspirated adipose into a container having a cavity for separating aspirated adipose fluids into components based on relative densities and having therein a disk movable within said cavity, said disk being made of materials and configured such that it floats on a layer of adipose that has been separated from oils released from damaged adipose cells and prevents substantially remixing of said oils with said adipose during handling of said container, and subjecting said container with aspirated adipose therein to centrifugal forces to separate said aspirated adipose into at least a layer of adipose and a layer of oil released from damaged adipose cells.
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