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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Bormann, Melville, NY (US);
Frank R Pascale, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Thomas C Gsell, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Assignee:
PALL Corporation, East Hills, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ; B01D / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210806 ; 210767 ; 210782 ; 210787 ; 210789 ; 210805 ; 494 36 ; 494 37 ; 604-4 ; 604-5 ; 604-6 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides for processing a biological fluid such as blood, to separate at least one component from the biological fluid, and to remove leukocytes from the separated component while returning the component depleted biological fluid to the source of the fluid. Illustratively, blood is obtained from a source such as a donor, and platelets are separated from the bold. Gas is separated from the flow path of the separated platelets, which are depleted of leukocytes, while platelet depleted blood is returned to the donor.