Patent ID: 8540879
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for fractionating blood comprising a filter arrangement which, forms an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, and a receptacle for cellular blood components and a receptacle for blood plasma, the inlet chamber of the filter arrangement having (i) an inlet chamber entry side connected by a first conduit to a blood source and (ii) an inlet chamber exit side connected via a second conduit to the receptacle for cellular components of the blood, wherein blood enters the inlet chamber, passes through the filter element to separate the blood plasma from the blood, and exits into the second conduit, the blood plasma so separated being collected in the outlet chamber for separate removal, the outlet chamber having an outlet chamber exit side connected by a third conduit to the receptacle for blood plasma, wherein said system is sterilizable with superheated moist steam, said first and second conduits are connected to a first and second connected conduit, respectively, said outlet chamber is connected to a third connected conduit, said first, second, and third connected conduits comprise a first, second, and third terminating, porous, liquid-impermeable bacterial filter, respectively, allowing the superheated moist steam to be moved through the device via said bacterial filters, and said first, second, and third conduits, and said connected conduits comprise flexible plastic tubing.