Patent ID: 11925743
Assignee: TERUMO BCT, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method for collecting a blood component through apheresis, the method comprising:
introducing whole blood into a separation bladder from a first line;
spinning the separation bladder to separate the whole blood into at least a plasma product and a blood component including red blood cells;
directing the plasma product from the separation bladder into a container;
monitoring an output stream from the separation bladder to detect a presence of at least one of red blood cells, high hematocrit blood product, and/or platelets indicating removal from the separation bladder; and
after detecting the presence of at least one of red blood cells, high hematocrit blood product, and/or platelets, returning a portion of the plasma product back into the separation bladder to move the blood component including red blood cells out of the separation bladder to the first line.