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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rohit Vishnoi, Deerfield, IL (US);
Richard I. Brown, Northbrook, IL (US);
Kyungyoon Min, Gurnee, IL (US);
Tom Westberg, Gurnee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/700 ;
Abstract
Automated systems and methods for withdrawing a selected compound from blood are disclosed. The systems and methods utilize a disposable fluid circuit mounted on a re-usable hardware component or module. The system withdraws blood from a donor or patient, separates the blood into two or more components and further combines the separated component with a solvent so as to remove a compound from the blood component.