Method and apparatus for preparing platelet rich plasma and concentrates thereof

A portable, enclosed, disposable self-contained, single-use PRP separator-concentrator suitable for office use or emergency use for trauma victims, the PRP separator comprising a centrifugal separator unit and a motor, the separator-concentrator having the ability to separate and concentrate PRP with a total power consumption of less than 500 mAh;

• a) the centrifugal separator unit comprising a centrifugal drum having an inner wall surface with an upper edge and a lower edge, a drum bottom, and a central axis, the drum bottom having a depression and a floor sloping downward from the lower edge to a depression, incoming flow tube extending into the centrifugal drum and an outgoing flow tube extending into the centrifugal drum, the outgoing flow tube having an inlet positioned adjacent the depression;
• b) a drive motor having a drive axis connected to the centrifugal separator unit;
• c) a hollow fiber cartridge having a cartridge inlet, a cartridge outlet, and membrane fibers, the membrane fibers having pores that allow the passage of water and salts while blocking passage of clotting and healing factors present in blood, the cartridge inlet connected to the outgoing tube through a flow passageway;
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• d) a pump having an inlet port and an outlet port, the inlet port connected to the cartridge outlet through a flow passageway and the outlet port connected to the incoming flow tube through a flow passageway.