Device and method for automated separation of a sample of whole blood into aliquots
Abstract
A device and a method for automated processing and separation of an unmeasured sample of whole blood into multiple aliquots of plasma. Capillaries are radially oriented on a rotor, with the rotor defining a sample chamber, transfer channels, overflow chamber, overflow channel, vent channel, cell chambers, and processing chambers. A sample of whole blood is placed in the sample chamber, and when the rotor is rotated, the blood moves outward through the transfer channels to the processing chambers where the blood is centrifugally separated into a solid cellular component and a liquid plasma component. When the rotor speed is decreased, the plasma component backfills the capillaries resulting in uniform aliquots of plasma which may be used for subsequent analytical procedures.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Loudon, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867032
- Patent Number(s):
- 4847205
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B04 - CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES B04B - CENTRIFUGES
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- device; method; automated; separation; sample; blood; aliquots; processing; unmeasured; multiple; plasma; capillaries; radially; oriented; rotor; defining; chamber; transfer; channels; overflow; channel; cell; chambers; placed; rotated; moves; outward; centrifugally; separated; solid; cellular; component; liquid; speed; decreased; backfills; resulting; uniform; subsequent; analytical; procedures; sample chamber; processing chamber; flow channel; flow chamber; automated process; cell chamber; rotor speed; cellular component; automated processing; automated separation; /436/422/494/
Citation Formats
Burtis, Carl A, and Johnson, Wayne F. Device and method for automated separation of a sample of whole blood into aliquots. United States: N. p., 1989.
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@article{osti_867032,
title = {Device and method for automated separation of a sample of whole blood into aliquots},
author = {Burtis, Carl A and Johnson, Wayne F},
abstractNote = {A device and a method for automated processing and separation of an unmeasured sample of whole blood into multiple aliquots of plasma. Capillaries are radially oriented on a rotor, with the rotor defining a sample chamber, transfer channels, overflow chamber, overflow channel, vent channel, cell chambers, and processing chambers. A sample of whole blood is placed in the sample chamber, and when the rotor is rotated, the blood moves outward through the transfer channels to the processing chambers where the blood is centrifugally separated into a solid cellular component and a liquid plasma component. When the rotor speed is decreased, the plasma component backfills the capillaries resulting in uniform aliquots of plasma which may be used for subsequent analytical procedures.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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