Particle washing system and method of use
CA 1190905 A · Owner: Ortho Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Chachowski, Rosemary K.; Graham, Henry A. Jr.; Hawk, Johnna B.
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Abstract, A particle washing system and method of use is described wherein in a preferred embodiment the fluid containing the desired particles is placed within an inner tube having near the bottom thereof an orifice with a diameter at least equal to that of the diameter of the particles an, air vent and, wherein the inner tube is positioned within an outer tube having a fluid with a density at least equal to that of the solution containing the particles to be separated within the inner tube but less than that of the particles. The application of centrifugal force to the particles directed toward the bottom of the outer tube causes the particles to move through orifice and through the outer …
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- Granted July 23, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 23, 2002.
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