Patent ID: 6936413
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a pathogen inactivation treatment-ready blood product comprising: providing a container system comprising at least a pre-connected interim container, a container including a liquid synthetic medium, and a transfer container wherein said medium container and said transfer container are in openable flow communication with said interim container; providing a source container including a quantity of a blood component derived from an apheresis procedure, said source container being separate from the container system; establishing fluid communication between said source container and said interim container, transferring said apheresis-derived blood component to said interim container; centrifuging said interim container to substantially separate said blood component into said blood component and a supernatant component; substantially removing said supernatant component from said interim container and transferring the same to said empty transfer container; determining the amount of the supernatant component remaining with said blood component; and combining a selected quantity of said blood component with a selected quantity of said synthetic medium within said interim container to provide a blood product with a pre-selected ratio of said supernatant component to said synthetic medium effective for said pathogen inactivation treatment.