Patent ID: 9717838
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A01N,A61M,B01D,C12N

Claim:
1. A fluid processing circuit o the collection of leukoreduced red blood cells, comprising: a blood separator for separating red blood cells from whole blood wherein the separator includes a membrane configured to spin about a generally vertically-oriented axis within a housing, the housing including an upper end region and a lower end region in an operating position, and the separator including a red blood cell outlet in the upper end region of the housing and a whole blood inlet in the lowerend region of the housing; a source of additive solution in communication with the whole blood inlet for priming the blood separator with additive solution; a red blood cell flow path connecting a leukoreduction filter to the red blood cell outlet; a red blood cell collection container connected to the leukoreduction filter for collecting red blood cells after passage through the leukoreduction filter; and the source of additive solution being in communication with the red blood cell flow path upstream of the leukoreduction filter wherein additive solution is added to the red blood cell flow path and is mixed with red blood cells prior to passage through the leukoreduction filter.