Patent ID: 7754499

Claim:
A container for continuously separating whole blood, comprising: a flexible top sheet and a flexible bottom sheet configured to form top and bottom of the container; wherein the container further comprises a fluid receiving port, a fluid discharge port, and a plurality of compartments fluidly coupled to at least one of the fluid receiving port and the fluid discharge port; wherein at least two of the plurality of compartments are in fluid communication with the fluid discharge port; wherein at least two of the of compartments are in fluid communication with the fluid discharge port and configured such that one of the two can be filled with a first fluid while the other of the two is being depleted of a second fluid; wherein the container is further configured such that a target antigen can be separated from the whole blood within at least one of the plurality of compartments using a magnetic force and an automatic mechanical force, wherein at least one of the magnetic force and automatic mechanical force is transmitted through the flexible top sheet; and wherein at least one of the compartments further comprises a plurality of magnetic beads that carry an affinity marker that binds the target antigen.