Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus
US6773413B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/3696
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An extracorporeal blood processing method includes a set-up phase establishing certain conditions in blood being processed prior to separation of the blood into components. Also, a blood processing method contemporaneously extracts selected multiple blood components from a blood processing vessel. Blood is separated into components in the blood processing vessel in a centrifugal field. Further, an extracorporeal blood processing method establishes a packing factor in the blood processing vessel prior to collecting red blood cells.
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