Method and apparatus for extracorporeal separation of fluorochemicals from whole blood of a patient
US5295953A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/3696
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for practical extracorporeal separation of fluorochemicals from clinically fluorochemical-containing whole blood of a patient. The methods incorporate centrifugal apheresis devices, preferably with low extracorporeal volumes, that provide a means for continuously removing separated fluorochemical-enriched fractions from the centrifuge during processing and return of whole blood-enriched fractions to the patient.
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