Micro-pillar array method and apparatus
AssigneeLightstat, Inc.
InventorsAyal Ram, Oren Zinder
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Abstract
A micro-pillar array assembly including an inlet for receiving a biological fluid including components of the biological fluid, an outlet, and a cavity formed between the inlet and the outlet, the cavity further comprising a plurality of micro-pillar arrays positioned to remove cellular components of the biological fluid to produce a resulting fluid. Another assembly, a method and a system are also disclosed.
Claims29
A micro-pillar array assembly, comprising:
- an inlet for receiving a biological fluid including components of the biological fluid;
- an outlet;
- and
- a cavity formed between the inlet and the outlet, the cavity further comprising a plurality of micro-pillar arrays positioned to remove cellular components of the biological fluid to produce a resulting fluid.
The micro-pillar array assembly according to claim 9, wherein the ridges form a zig-zag pattern.
A micro-pillar array assembly, comprising:
- an inlet for receiving whole blood including components of the whole blood;
- an outlet;
- and
- a cavity formed between the inlet and the outlet, the cavity further comprising a plurality of micro-pillar arrays positioned to remove cellular components of the whole blood to produce plasma.
A method, comprising:
- introducing a biological fluid into an inlet of a cavity structure comprising a plurality of micro-pillar arrays wherein the biological fluid comprises at least one of whole blood, urine, saliva, or cerebral spinal fluid;
- selectively removing cellular components of the biological fluid with the micro-pillar arrays;
- and
- capturing a resulting fluid at an outlet of the cavity structure in response to selectively removing the cellular components of the biological fluid with the micro-pillar arrays.
A system, comprising:
- a diagnostic apparatus configured to analyze plasma;
- a disposable extraction apparatus configured to remove cellular components of whole blood to produce the plasma, the extraction apparatus further comprising a plurality of micro-pillar arrays positioned to remove the cellular components of the whole blood to produce the blood plasma.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.