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Devices, methods, and systems for priming, separating, and collecting blood components

US10828415B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Unlimited Company · IE

Inventors

Dennis Briggs · West Chester, US
Simon Do · Pottstown, US
Eric Rabeno · McKeesport, US
Abdoulaye Sangare · Towanda, US
Mark Vandlik · West Chester, US
Vicki Fluck · Quakertown, US
Christopher Turek · Stamford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01M3/26
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photopheresis system (200) is disclosed, and that may be configured to execute one or more protocols. These protocols include: 1) protocols (400; 430; 460) for purging air out of a centrifuge bowl (210) used by the photopheresis system (200); 2) protocols (500; 510 550) for assessing the installation/operation of one or more pressure domes (330) used by the photopheresis system (200); and 3) protocols (580; 600; 660; 700; 740) for collecting buffy coat from blood processed by the photopheresis system (200).

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