Blood processing system for cell washing
US4482342A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04B5/0428
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cell washing method and apparatus which utilizes centrifugation to separate blood components in a flexible bag. The less dense separated components e.g., supernatant, is expressed from the bag by centrifugal force acting on a plate adjacent the bag and the more dense component e.g., RBC's, remains. The bag is oriented at a double angle in the centrifuge so that less dense component accumulates at one location and more dense at a second location diagonally opposite the first location, thus facilitating removal of the less dense and washing of the more dense component.
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