A removable clamp and a membrane filter, the removable clamp comprising: a first support wall including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, the first support wall having a width, defined from the first end therefor to the second end thereof, the width of the first support wall spanning the width of the housing of the membrane filter; a second support wall, opposite the first support wall, the second support wall including a first, terminal end, a second end, opposite the first, terminal end, the second end of the second support wall being fixedly and flexibly connected to the first end of the first support wall to allow the first, terminal end of the second support wall to move toward and away from the first support wall; and a locking feature connected to the second end of the first support wall and being configured to engage and disengage the first, terminal end of the second support wall, the membrane filter comprising a housing including a first major surface, a second major surface, opposite the first major surface, a thickness (t), the thickness being defined from the first major surface to the second major surface, at a location around a common perimeter of the surfaces, a length of each of the surfaces extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a width of each surface extending approximately orthogonal to the length, wherein the thickness (t) is less than the length and width of the surfaces; wherein the first support wall, in proximity to the first end thereof, is spaced apart from the second support wall, in proximity to the second end thereof, over a distance that spans the thickness of the housing when the removable clamp is assembled around the housing; and wherein the removable clamp is removable from around the housing when the locking feature disengages the first, terminal end of the second support wall, characterised in that: the first support wall includes an inner surface formed by a first inward projecting plateau; the second support wall includes an inner surface formed by a second inward projecting plateau; and, the removable clamp supports the housing when the removable clamp is assembled around the housing of the membrane filter to support the housing with the first inward projecting plateau in contact with the first major surface of the housing, and the second inward projecting plateau in contact with the second major surface of the housing, and wherein the locking feature engages the first, terminal end of the second support wall. a first support wall including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, the first support wall having a width, defined from the first end therefor to the second end thereof, the width of the first support wall spanning the width of the housing of the membrane filter; a second support wall, opposite the first support wall, the second support wall including a first, terminal end, a second end, opposite the first, terminal end, the second end of the second support wall being fixedly and flexibly connected to the first end of the first support wall to allow the first, terminal end of the second support wall to move toward and away from the first support wall; and a locking feature connected to the second end of the first support wall and being configured to engage and disengage the first, terminal end of the second support wall, the membrane filter comprising a housing including a first major surface, a second major surface, opposite the first major surface, a thickness (t), the thickness being defined from the first major surface to the second major surface, at a location around a common perimeter of the surfaces, a length of each of the surfaces extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a width of each surface extending approximately orthogonal to the length, wherein the thickness (t) is less than the length and width of the surfaces; wherein the first support wall, in proximity to the first end thereof, is spaced apart from the second support wall, in proximity to the second end thereof, over a distance that spans the thickness of the housing when the removable clamp is assembled around the housing; and wherein the removable clamp is removable from around the housing when the locking feature disengages the first, terminal end of the second support wall, the first support wall includes an inner surface formed by a first inward projecting plateau; the second support wall includes an inner surface formed by a second inward projecting plateau; and, the removable clamp supports the housing when the removable clamp is assembled around the housing of the membrane filter to support the housing with the first inward projecting plateau in contact with the first major surface of the housing, and the second inward projecting plateau in contact with the second major surface of the housing, and wherein the locking feature engages the first, terminal end of the second support wall.