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Diafiltration method

US4728430A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 1986
Grant dateMar 1, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/7563
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process and apparatus is provided for separating whole blood from a patient into a cellular component and a plasma component and for separating the plasma component into a high molecular weight plasma fraction and a low molecular weight plasma fraction and wherein anticoagulant is added to the whole blood and a physiologically acceptable liquid diluent is added to the plasma component. The rate of addition of the diluent is governed by the following equation: ##EQU1## called Equation 1.

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