Abstract: A fluid separation device and in-line orifice mixer system is disclosed. The fluid separation device utilizes a syringe, which is used for obtaining a fluid sample such as blood, in a centrifugation device, and further utilizes the syringe as a source of a separated fluid portion for storage and transfer for subsequent applications. The syringe containing the separated portion source and a second syringe containing a second source are connected to the in-line orifice mixer device. The mixer device comprises a plurality of orifice walls each providing an orifice non-aligned with adjacent orifices to homogeneously mix the plurality of components. The mixer device may further comprise an exit orifice wall with one or more orifices for discharge of the homogeneous mixture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 1996
Date of Patent:
October 19, 1999
Assignee:
Cohesion Corporation
Inventors:
Abigail Freeman, Gerald G. Fuller, David H. Sierra, Stanley R. Conston, Alan S. Michaels