Abstract: A syringe holder for holding a syringe in a centrifuge, the syringe having a plunger-end and a nipple-end, the syringe holder holding the syringe nipple-end upwardly, comprising: a cup having a cup seat, a wall, a bore, a mouth, and a support, the support supporting the cup in the centrifuge; a lower support having a upper surface and a lower surface, the lower support sized to slide into the cup and the lower support supporting the plunger-end of the syringe; an upper support having lower section and an upper section with a lip, and having a channel therethrough, the lip having a outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the mouth of the cup, the channel therethrough co-axial with the lower support and the bore of the cup, the lower section having an outer diameter that is less than the inner diameter of the bore of the of the cup and sized to permit the upper support to slide at least partially into the cup and the lip to contact the mouth of the cup and support the upper support in the cup; whereby

Abstract: A cell collection apparatus for collecting and isolating a sample having a sample collection section with a reservoir barrel, a fitting slidably movable within the reservoir barrel, and a proximal attachment, the proximal attachment located on the distal side of the fitting; a detachable section having a plunger, the plunger detachably connected to the proximal attachment by a distal attachment; and whereby after detachment of the detachable section, the sample collection section is centrifuged to separate the sample into its components.