Title:
CONTROLLER FOR AN ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVE GENERATION DEVICE IN ORDER TO PREVENT CLOGGING OF A FILTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/010355
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus to continuously monitor and control acoustic energy and vacuum pressure to maintain a net unidirectional flow of multi- phase heterogeneous fluids through a porous filter or membrane. The heterogeneous fluid may come form a variety of sources including biological sources such as, blood, bone marrow aspirate (BMA), adipose tissue (lipoaspirate), urine, saliva, etc.
Inventors:
CURRAN STEPHEN JOHN (GB)
RIDGWAY JONATHAN NICHOLAS (GB)
CHEN PEI-SHENG (GB)
PRATT MICHAEL (GB)
TANNER MARC (GB)
LATHAM STEPHEN (GB)
REBACK NICK (GB)
RIDGWAY JONATHAN NICHOLAS (GB)
CHEN PEI-SHENG (GB)
PRATT MICHAEL (GB)
TANNER MARC (GB)
LATHAM STEPHEN (GB)
REBACK NICK (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2009/001830
Publication Date:
August 12, 2010
Filing Date:
July 24, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW (GB)
CURRAN STEPHEN JOHN (GB)
RIDGWAY JONATHAN NICHOLAS (GB)
CHEN PEI-SHENG (GB)
PRATT MICHAEL (GB)
TANNER MARC (GB)
LATHAM STEPHEN (GB)
REBACK NICK (GB)
CURRAN STEPHEN JOHN (GB)
RIDGWAY JONATHAN NICHOLAS (GB)
CHEN PEI-SHENG (GB)
PRATT MICHAEL (GB)
TANNER MARC (GB)
LATHAM STEPHEN (GB)
REBACK NICK (GB)
International Classes:
B01L3/00; B01D29/86; C12M3/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1994021361A1 | 1994-09-29 |
Foreign References:
| GB2235882A | 1991-03-20 | |||
| US6213311B1 | 2001-04-10 | |||
| DE20119909U1 | 2002-08-08 | |||
| US6221258B1 | 2001-04-24 |
Other References:
GROSCHL MARTIN: "Ultrasonic separation of suspended particles - Part I: Fundamentals", ACUSTICA, S. HIRZEL VERLAG, STUTTGART, DE, vol. 84, no. 3, 1 May 1998 (1998-05-01), pages 432 - 447, XP009098278, ISSN: 0001-7884
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CONNORS, Martin (York Science ParkHeslington, York YO10 5DF, GB)
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