Patent ID: 11883569
Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 17:
18. A biological component collection system comprising:
a biological component collection kit including a tube;
a biological component collection cassette communicating with the tube, and having a flow path through which a liquid containing at least one biological component flows;
a biological component separation device to which the biological component collection kit is attached, and through which the at least one biological component contained within the liquid is allowed to flow;
wherein the biological component collection cassette comprises a cassette main body including a first flexible sheet and a second flexible sheet,
wherein the cassette main body includes an outer surface having a first part that includes a plurality of concavities and convexities, and a second part on which the plurality of concavities and convexities do not exist,
wherein the second part is provided:
on at least a first portion of a flow path wall of the flow path; and
on the outer surface of the cassette main body along a border of the flow path that corresponds to a sealed section between the first flexible sheet and the second flexible sheet,

wherein the first part is provided:
on at least a second portion of the flow path wall; and
on a section the outer surface of the cassette main body that is adjacent to the sealed section,

wherein the biological component separation device includes a cassette mount in which the biological component collection cassette is mounted, and
wherein the cassette mount includes a sensor to detect a state of the liquid, the sensor facing toward the second part.