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US 9,957,474 B2Granted
System for separation of a sample
AssigneeSafely Art, LLC
InventorNaida M. Loskutoff
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Abstract
A centrifuge layering insert configured for insertion into a centrifuge tube includes a tube having a first open end and a second open end. The centrifuge layering insert also includes a casing having an outer wall, an inner wall, a first open end, and a second substantially closed end. The casing forms an annular space around the tube between the tube first end and the tube second end. The tube has at least a portion of the length extending beyond the first open end of the casing in a direction opposite the second open end of the tube.
Claims13
A centrifuge layering insert comprising:
- a receiving portion between 10 mm and 17 mm in diameter, configured to receive a sample to be centrifuged, the receiving portion comprising a lip configured to abut a top surface of a centrifuge tube;
- a plurality of retention members configured to abut an interior surface of the centrifuge tube and prevent rotation and lateral movement of the centrifuge layering insert relative to the centrifuge tube;
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- an outlet portion configured to expel a portion of the sample through an opening during centrifugation, comprising a slanted portion defining an opening in the centrifuge layering insert no more than 5 mm in diameter.
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A centrifuge kit comprising:
- a centrifuge tube;
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- a layering insert comprising:
- a receiving portion between 10 mm and 17 mm in diameter, configured to receive a sample to be centrifuged, the receiving portion comprising a lip configured to abut a top surface of the centrifuge tube, covering an open portion of the centrifuge tube;
- a plurality of retention members configured to abut an interior surface of the centrifuge tube and prevent rotation and lateral movement of the centrifuge layering insert relative to the centrifuge tube;
- and
- an outlet portion configured to expel a portion of the sample through an opening during centrifugation, comprising a slanted portion defining an opening in the centrifuge layering insert no more than 5 mm in diameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.