Patent ID: 7128873

Claim:
Apparatus for conditioning mammalian blood for subsequent use in a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a secure environment and a door providing the only access to the secure environment; an input system for transporting a blood charge from a source to the cabinet; a flask removably contained in said secure environment and coupled to the input system to receive said charge; stressors coupled to the cabinet and positioned for operation to create a conditioned charge in the flask, said stressors comprising an oxygen source removably coupled to the cabinet, and an ozone generator coupled to the oxygen source to generate an ozone/oxygen mixture for delivery to the flask; an output system coupled to the flask and including a receiver for the conditioned charge; and control means contained in the cabinet and operable upon closing the door to lock the door and to then automatically condition the charge and to cause the charge to move from the flask to the receiver, whereby a charge from the input system is conditioned and delivered to the receiver, the door is then unlocked and the conditioned charge is ready to be removed and used to complete the medical procedure.