Patent ID: 6709413
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A61K,A61M

Abstract:
A platelet gel manufacturer for use with a closed corporeal system configured for intravenously extracting blood from a patient during a surgical procedure and separating extracted blood to obtain platelet rich plasma, said platelet gel manufacturer comprising a platelet gel applicator, a controllable platelet receptacle, a controllable coagulant receptacle, and a controllable platelet gel receptacle, whereinsaid controllable platelet receptacle is fluidly coupled to said closed corporeal system, wherein said controllable platelet receptacle is configured to receive said platelet rich plasma obtained from said patient by said closed corporeal system, and controllably deliver said platelet rich plasma to said controllable platelet gel receptacle, said controllable coagulant receptacle is fluidly coupled to said controllable platelet gel receptacle, said controllable coagulant receptacle being configured to store a coagulant used to produce platelet gel, and controllably deliver said coagulant stored therein to said controllable platelet gel receptacle, said controllable platelet gel receptacle is fluidly coupled to said platelet gel applicator, said controllable platelet gel receptacle being configured to receive said platelet rich plasma from said controllable platelet receptacle, receive said coagulant from said controllable coagulant receptacle, and controllably deliver a platelet gel comprising platelet rich plasma and coagulant to said platelet gel applicator, and said platelet gel applicator being configured to receive platelet gel from said controllable platelet gel receptacle, and deliver said platelet gel to a selected location of said patient during the surgical procedure in order to promote healing at said selected location.