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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1980
Ronald O Gilcher, Edmond, OK (US);
Allen Latham, Jr, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Jonathan D Schiff, Boston, MA (US);
Donald W Schoendorfer, Brookline, MA (US);
Haemonetics Corporation, Braintree, MA (US);
Abstract
A blood donation unit in which a reduced outside diameter phlebotomy needle is employed to minimize donor discomfort. The blood flow if, however, maintained at a flow level similar to that obtained with standard gauge phlebotomy needles by a roller pump which provides a predetermined pressure differential between the ends of the phlebotomy needle. The blood is mixed with a predetermined ratio of anticoagulant immediately after passing through the phlebotomy needle. The ratio of whole blood to anticoagulant is independent of the volume of whole blood collected.