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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1994
Takahiko Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Nobukazu Tanokura, Shizuoka, JP;
Norio Hosono, Shizuoka, JP;
Noboru Ishida, Shizuoka, JP;
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention concerns an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of blood products which are aimed at attaining the manufacture of blood products automatically and rationally with the operational efficiency enhanced, the quality of blood products stabilized, and the safety of blood products exalted, which are characterized in that the tube of a first container and the tube of a second container are aseptically and automatically connected preparatorily to the transfer of a plurality of blood components obtained by the separation of blood in the first container to the second container and the blood components in the first container are transferred through the connected tubes to the second container by use of a blood component transferring device.