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Latham bowl

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A blood-processing instrument that uses centrifugal force to separate blood into its components: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets.

Developed by Allen (Jack) Latham Jr.

Who had grown up on a farm, so the design 'was like a milk separator.' The Latham bowl revolutionalized the way blood was collected and processed

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