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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Bruce W. Gibbs, Arvada, CO (US);
Inventor:
Bruce W. Gibbs, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Caridian BCT, Inc, Lakewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A preconnected disposable and method for red blood collection is provided wherein the preconnected disposable includes a red blood cell collection assembly comprising a leukoreduction filter and a red blood cell storage bag. Such a red blood cell collection assembly is preferably preconnected to a blood component separation vessel, cassette assembly and a blood removal/return assembly for removing blood from a donor, separating the blood into components for collection and providing for filtration of the separated red blood cell component.