Container for preparing serum and regenerative medical process using the same
US8796017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2202/0415
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A blood storage container suitable for quick and efficient production of a large amount of serum while ensuring high safety, and a method of separating blood and a regenerative medical process using the same are provided. In a blood component separator 1 for separating collected blood into a plurality of blood components and preserving them, the separator 1 including a blood reservoir 10 for reserving the blood and a component storage part 20 aseptically connected in an air-tight manner to this blood reservoir 10, to the aforementioned blood reservoir 10 being imparted a serum producing function to remove coagulation factors from the blood to an extent enabling use in practical applications as a serum, and the aforementioned component storage part 20 storing each blood component generated by separation of the blood in the blood reservoir 10.
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