Patent ID: 9713668
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61M,B01D

Claim:
1. A medical device comprising: a housing defining an interior, wherein the interior has a blood compartment, a plasma compartment, and a fluid compartment; a first filter disposed in the interior of the housing, wherein the first filter separates at least a portion of the blood compartment from at least a portion of the plasma compartment and wherein the first filter is configured to allow plasma components, but not cell components, of blood to pass through the first filter from the blood compartment to the plasma compartment; a second filter disposed in the interior of the housing, wherein the second filter separates at least a portion of the plasma compartment from at least a portion of the fluid compartment, and wherein the second filter is configured to allow fluid and small molecules less than 60,000 Da, but generally not larger components greater than 60,000 Da, to pass through the second filter from the plasma compartment to the fluid compartment; a first outlet positioned on the blood compartment to exit cell enriched fluid from the blood compartment and out of the housing; and an inlet in communication with the plasma compartment or the reduced fluid compartment.