Table 1

Names of production devices and products

Technology summary	Device name	Name of product	Increase in platelet no per ml above baseline	Platelet recovery (%)	Prepared product content
Floating buoy or shelf	Biomet GPS	PCP	3.2×	70	Buffy coat product: concentrated platelets, WBC fractions and minimal amount of RBC
	Harvest	PRP	4.6×	72
	SmartPrep2		4.0×
	BMACDepuy		4.0×
	Symphony II
Cell-saver-based systems	Electa, Haemonetics, CATS, BRAT	PRP	4–6×	75	Platelet concentrate only
Computer aided system	Sorin Angel	PRP	4.3×	70	Buffy coat product: concentrated platelets, WBC fractions and minimal amount of RBC
Computer aided system	Arteriocyte Medical (Magellan)	PRP	5.1×	76
Standard centrifugation	Autologel system Smart PReP	PRP	1–2×	78	Platelet in plasma suspension with minimum white cells and low concentration of platelets
	Cascade PRFM fibrinet system	PRFM	1–2×	78	Platelet-rich fibrin membrane
	Choukroun's PRF	PRF	1–2×	70	Leucocyte and platelet rich fibrin
Direct siphoning	Genesis CS	PRP	6×	68	concentrates of platelets, leucocytes through siphoning device
Direct aspiration	Secquire	PRP	1.6×	31	Manual aspiration of platelet and plasma after centrifuging
Direct aspiration	Arthrex ACP	ACP			Manual aspiration of platelet and plasma after centrifuging
Platelet separation	Vivostat	PRF	6×	65	Platelet-rich fibrin
Platelet separation	Vivostat	Fibrin sealant			Fibrin sealant without platelet
Platelet filtration	Caption	Platelet concentrate	4.3×	–	Concentrated platelets without plasma

ACP, autologous concentrated plasma; PCP, platelet concentrated plasma; PRF, platelet-rich fibrin; PRFM, platelet-rich fibrin matrix; PRGF, plasma-rich in growth factors; PRP, platelet-rich plasma; RBC, red blood cells; WBC, white blood cells.