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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Mark R Vandlik, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Michael J Kast, Evanston, IL (US);
Kelly B Smith, Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Tom Westberg, Gurnee, IL (US);
Rohit Vishnoi, Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark R Vandlik, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Michael J Kast, Evanston, IL (US);
Kelly B Smith, Stroudsburg, PA (US);
Tom Westberg, Gurnee, IL (US);
Rohit Vishnoi, Deerfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods separate pump the blood cells through an in-line leukofilter to a blood cell storage container. The leukofilter has a filtration medium enclosed within a flexile housing. The systems and methods can employ a fixture to restrain expansion of the flexible filter housing during operation of the pump.