Patent ID: 8986238
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61M,B08B,B30B,D06F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for salvaging blood cells from an absorbent material, comprising: a first basin having perforations to allow a rinse solution to wash said blood cells from said absorbent material into a second basin to form an effluent solution; an elongate rotor having a first rotor portion fixedly attached to a center of mass of said first basin that defines an axis of rotation about which said first basin can axially rotate; and a hemoconcentrator in fluid communication with said second basin having first and second fluid outputs for discharging a diluent solution and a blood cell discharge solution from said effluent solution respectively; wherein said first fluid output is in fluid communication with said second basin for recycling said diluent solution as said rinse solution.