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LYX
OMPONENT
OLLECTION
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2 – S
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HAPTER
YSTEM
2-32
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YSTEM
PERATOR
VERVIEW
Separation Chamber
The separation chamber is a rigid, cylindrical component on the
kit where blood components are separated by density differences
during centrifugation.
Centrifuge
Tubing
Elbow
Umbilicus
Separation
Chamber
Umbilicus
The umbilicus is a thick, opaque tubing with a blue stripe. It is
connected to the top of the separation chamber and contains
three separate lumens:
• One lumen carries whole blood to the separation chamber.
• One lumen carries separated plasma from the separation
chamber.
• One lumen carries separated red blood cells from the
separation chamber.
The umbilicus provides a seal-less, closed, sterile fluid path for
whole blood to enter and for separated plasma and red cells to
exit the separation chamber.
At the opposite end of the umbilicus from the separation
chamber is the centrifuge tubing elbow. The centrifuge tubing
elbow fits into the depression at the top of the centrifuge
compartment, which positions the tubing in the elbow properly
into the optical sensors.
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M
S
ANUAL
Separation Chamber, Umbilicus, and
Centrifuge Tubing Elbow
07-19-01-518 – January 2009
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