Patent ID: 8101404

Claim:
A system for extracting plasma from blood received from a blood supply, the system comprising: a housing; a blood flow path in the housing, the blood flow path having an inlet opening in the housing for receiving the blood, the blood flow path terminating at one of a blood flow path outlet and a blood flow path compression chamber for facilitating a blood flow in the blood flow path; a filtration chamber within the housing for receiving the blood from the inlet opening, the filtration chamber comprising a porous membrane separating the blood flow path from a plasma compartment, the porous membrane being configured to permit passage of the extracted plasma therethrough, wherein the blood flow path intersects with the filtration chamber at a fluid intersection; a plasma flow path beginning at the plasma compartment and terminating at a manually operable plasma flow path compression chamber for pulling the plasma across the membrane from the blood flow path to the plasma compartment, wherein the plasma flow path compression chamber defines a cavity, at least a portion of the cavity being located within the housing.