Centrifuge apparatus

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:862536

Sartory, Walter K ^[1]; Eveleigh, John W ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge, TN

A method and apparatus for operating a continuous flow blood separation centrifuge are provided. The hematocrit of the entrant whole blood is continuously maintained at an optimum constant value by the addition of plasma to the entrant blood. The hematocrit of the separated red cells is monitored to indicate the degree of separation taking place, thereby providing a basis for regulating the flow through the centrifuge.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3957197
• OSTI ID: 862536
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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