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US 2020/0368644 A1Published application
Three-Port Chamber for Processing Particles
AssigneeTerumo BCT, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Michael TAGA, Anne Baker ORAM, Linda A. TAYLOR, Dennis J. HLAVINKA
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems, chambers, and methods for processing particles by washing, concentrating, and/or treating the particles. Some embodiments provide for the processing of cells that may be in a liquid medium (e.g., a liquid in which the cells were grown) and are processed by being washed and concentrated for later use in research or other therapies.
Claims11
A chamber for separating particles from a liquid, the chamber comprising:
- an entry port for introducing a first liquid and particles into a volume of a chamber;
- a first exit port, located below the entry port, for removing the particles from the volume of the chamber;
- a second exit port, located above the first exit port, for removing liquid from the volume of the chamber;
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- a sloped surface that directs at least a portion of the particles toward the first exit port.
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