Umbilicus gimbal with bearing retainer

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1997-04-11

1999-11-23

Kim, John

Imperforate bowl: centrifugal separators

Rotatable bowl

Including bearing means adapted to enable bowl to establish...

464106, 464178, 494 18, 494 19, 494 83, B04B 700, B04B 900, F16D 300, F16C 126

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059891777

ABSTRACT:
A blood processing centrifuge includes a disposable fluid processing assembly having a fluid processing chamber. Fluid is communicated to and from the fluid processing chamber through a flexible umbilicus. The fluid processing chamber spins while the centrifuge pulls the umbilicus around an axis of centrifugation. The centrifuge engages the umbilicus through a thrust bearing received in a gimbal assembly carried on a rotating wing plate. The gimbal assembly allows the umbilicus to pivot relative to the wing plate under the forces developed during centrifugation. The gimbal assembly includes a bearing retainer adapted to securely retain umbilicus thrust bearings of differing sizes a gimbal that loosely but securely retains the bearing retainer. Clearance between the gimbal and the bearing retainer enable the bearing retainer to accommodate thrust bearings of differing sizes without causing gimbal binding. The ability to accommodate umbilicus thrust bearing of differing sizes enables the thrust bearings to be manufactured to looser tolerances, thereby improving manufacturing ease and economy.

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