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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Biesel, Ottweiler, DE;
Bernd Mathieu, Spiesen-Elversberg, DE;
Wolfram Weber, Spiesen-Elversberg, DE;
Assignee:
Fresenius AG, Bad Homburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
494 43 ; 494 45 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the continuous conditioning of a cell suspension, more particularly whole blood, in order to obtain an erythrocyte concentrate which is returned to the patient by autotransfusion. In accordance with the invention there are three treatment stages, that is to say sedimentation of the cell suspension, the addition of washing solution to the cell concentrate and renewed sedimentation and separation of the washing solution.