Title:
HANDHELD AND HAND-POWERED CENTRIFUGE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004002601
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention relates to a handheld, hand-powered centrifuge device. The device preferably includes a centrifuge body (110) and a sample-holding rotor (130) connected to a tether (120). The device centrifuges the sample by a user physically spinning the rotor in a vertical arc. The device preferably includes a pull handle (140) which allows a user to shorten the length of the tether to reduce the circumference of the arc, thereby increasing the speed of rotation and centrifugal force on the sample. The device also preferable includes a brake (128) to prevent the rotor from contacting the handheld centrifuge body. The centrifuge body may have a storage cavity for storing the pull handle when not in use, wherein the rotor serves to seal the storage cavity when not in use.
Inventors:
GUTIERREZ ANTHONY G (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/020832
Publication Date:
March 11, 2004
Filing Date:
June 30, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
US GOV SEC ARMY (US)
GUTIERREZ ANTHONY G (US)
GUTIERREZ ANTHONY G (US)
International Classes:
B01D17/038; B01L99/00; B04B5/04; B04B9/00; B01L3/00; G01N1/28; (IPC1-7): B04B5/02; B04B9/00
Foreign References:
| US0780315A | 1905-01-17 | |||
| US3233825A | 1966-02-08 | |||
| US3268160A | 1966-08-23 | |||
| US4738655A | 1988-04-19 |
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