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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Changchun Liu, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Haim H. Bau, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Michael G. Mauk, Greenville, DE (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01D 69/06 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); A61M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 63/087 (2013.01); A61M 1/3496 (2013.01); B01D 61/147 (2013.01); B01D 63/08 (2013.01); B01D 69/06 (2013.01); G01N 33/491 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0415 (2013.01); A61M 2205/70 (2013.01); B01D 2313/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasma separator includes a vertical chamber with a membrane or membranes partially or fully covering the internal chamber walls and forming an inner cavity to accommodate whole blood. The plasma separator further includes a plasma collection space separated from the inner cavity with one or more membranes and a plasma removal port.