Leucocyte depleting filter device and method of use
US5258127A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2105/04
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Leucocyte depletion filter assemblies decrease the leucocyte content of a biological fluid in an extracorporeal circuit. These filter assemblies are suitable for use in an extracorporeal circuit. Methods for removing leucocytes and other deleterious matter are also disclosed. The removal medium used in these assemblies and methods may be pleated structures which have been subjected to gas plasma treatment, improving the amount of leucocytes removed and increasing the amount of platelets which pass through the medium.
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