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An operations reference for regenerative medicine clinics
Nearly all published guidance on clinic equipment is written by the companies selling the equipment. We sell nothing. This is a reference for the people who run the clinic: the person specifying the centrifuge, laying out the procedure room, and signing the consumables order.
We take no vendor commission, accept no payment for placement, and hold no inventory. Where a specification is misleading, we say which one and why. Where the evidence is thin or contested, we say that too, rather than rounding it into a recommendation. Written for operators, never for patients.
Instrument T‑01
The RCF nomogram
Why this matters. RPM is a property of the motor. RCF is a property of the sample, and it is what a spin protocol specifies. Two machines at the same speed apply different force when their rotors differ in radius, which is how two clinics run the same protocol and get different yields. This is the chart, not a picture of one.
Equipment
24 · 1 publishedRMT‑01RCF and RPM, and what the difference costs in yieldIn preparation
RMT‑02AR2T3: specifying a protocol so another clinic can run itIn preparation
RMT‑03Where in the tube the force is measuredIn preparation
RMT‑05One spin or twoIn preparation
RMT‑06Rotor radius, tube geometry, and kit compatibilityIn preparation
RMT‑07Fixed-angle and swing-out rotorsIn preparation
RMT‑08Horizontal centrifugation and what it changedIn preparation
RMT‑09Throughput, footprint, and the room scheduleIn preparation
RMT‑10Ultrasound for injection guidanceIn preparation
RMT‑11Transducer selection: linear, curved, frequencyIn preparation
RMT‑12The ultrasound specifications that actually matterIn preparation
RMT‑13C-arm and fluoroscopyIn preparation
RMT‑14Ultrasound and C-arm comparedIn preparation
RMT‑15Cell counters: automated and manualIn preparation
RMT‑16Hemocytometer countingIn preparation
RMT‑17Microscopes for the clinic benchIn preparation
RMT‑18Pipettes and volumetric accuracyIn preparation
RMT‑19Verifying your platelet concentrationIn preparation
RMT‑20Biosafety cabinets and laminar flow hoodsIn preparation
RMT‑21Cold storage: refrigerators, minus eighty, liquid nitrogenIn preparation
RMT‑22Autoclaves and sterilisationIn preparation
RMT‑23Closed and open systemsIn preparation
RMT‑24The small equipment nobody budgets forIn preparation
Consumables
15 · 0 publishedRMT‑25Tubes and anticoagulants: ACD-A and sodium citrateIn preparation
RMT‑26Glass, plastic, and silicone-coated tubesIn preparation
RMT‑27Tube geometry, and why it changes your protocolIn preparation
RMT‑28How to choose a PRP kitIn preparation
RMT‑29Kit cost per procedureIn preparation
RMT‑30The procedure consumables checklistIn preparation
RMT‑31Needle gauge for the drawIn preparation
RMT‑32Needle gauge and length for injection, by targetIn preparation
RMT‑33Syringes and luer-lockIn preparation
RMT‑34Bone marrow aspiration needlesIn preparation
RMT‑35Skin preparation: chlorhexidine and povidone-iodineIn preparation
RMT‑36Sterile ultrasound gel and probe coversIn preparation
RMT‑37Drapes, gloves, and PPEIn preparation
RMT‑38Dressings and post-procedure suppliesIn preparation
RMT‑39Consumables inventory and reorder pointsIn preparation
Room and facility
13 · 0 publishedRMT‑40Procedure room requirementsIn preparation
RMT‑41Room size and layoutIn preparation
RMT‑42Surfaces and flooring: what is actually cleanableIn preparation
RMT‑43Ventilation and air handlingIn preparation
RMT‑44Lighting for proceduresIn preparation
RMT‑45Hand hygiene stationsIn preparation
RMT‑46The prep and clean workflowIn preparation
RMT‑47Recovery spaceIn preparation
RMT‑48Sharps handling and containersIn preparation
RMT‑49Waste streams: sharps, biohazard, pharmaceuticalIn preparation
RMT‑50Sterile field and contamination controlIn preparation
RMT‑51Emergency equipmentIn preparation
RMT‑52Storage, refrigeration, and stock rotationIn preparation
Procedure mechanics
14 · 0 publishedRMT‑53The PRP preparation workflowIn preparation
RMT‑54The draw: technique and tube fill orderIn preparation
RMT‑55What actually drives platelet yieldIn preparation
RMT‑56Leukocyte-rich and leukocyte-poorIn preparation
RMT‑57PRF preparation: i-PRF, A-PRF, L-PRFIn preparation
RMT‑58The low-speed centrifugation conceptIn preparation
RMT‑59BMAC preparationIn preparation
RMT‑60Adipose and SVF preparationIn preparation
RMT‑61Platelet activation: calcium chloride and thrombinIn preparation
RMT‑62The buffy coat drawIn preparation
RMT‑63Ultrasound-guided injection: operator basicsIn preparation
RMT‑64Labelling, chain of custody, documentationIn preparation
RMT‑65Protocol reachabilityIn preparation
RMT‑66Troubleshooting low yieldIn preparation
Buying and vendor management
12 · 0 publishedRMT‑67Total cost of ownershipIn preparation
RMT‑68The demo: what to make them proveIn preparation
RMT‑69How to read a spec sheetIn preparation
RMT‑70The specifications vendors omitIn preparation
RMT‑71Service contracts and what they excludeIn preparation
RMT‑72Warranty termsIn preparation
RMT‑73Calibration: schedule, cost, and who signs itIn preparation
RMT‑74Installation and acceptance testingIn preparation
RMT‑75Lead times, and what they do to a launch dateIn preparation
RMT‑76Refurbished equipmentIn preparation
RMT‑77Consumables lock-inIn preparation
RMT‑78Disposal, resale, and residual valueIn preparation
Quality and reproducibility
12 · 0 publishedRMT‑79Why two clinics get different results from the same protocolIn preparation
RMT‑80Documenting a protocol properlyIn preparation
RMT‑81Verifying your machine's actual RCFIn preparation
RMT‑82Platelet count verification, before and afterIn preparation
RMT‑83Batch consistencyIn preparation
RMT‑84Operator variationIn preparation
RMT‑85Staff training and competencyIn preparation
RMT‑86Building a protocol libraryIn preparation
RMT‑87What to record for every procedureIn preparation
RMT‑88Reading a study's methods sectionIn preparation
RMT‑89When a protocol cannot be transferredIn preparation
RMT‑90The reproducibility checklistIn preparation
Instruments
7 · 1 builtT-02The spin protocol plannerIn preparation
T-04The AR2T3 protocol recorderIn preparation
T-03Cost per procedureIn preparation
T-05Needle gauge selectorIn preparation
T-06Room space plannerIn preparation
T-07Platelet yield checkerIn preparation