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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Jean Marie Mathias, Gesves, BE;
Yves Poubeau, Le Magny, FR;
Inventors:
Jean Marie Mathias, Gesves, BE;
Yves Poubeau, Le Magny, FR;
Assignee:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 29/56 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); A61M 1/02 (2006.01); B01D 39/16 (2006.01); B01D 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0272 (2013.01); A61M 1/0281 (2013.01); B01D 39/1623 (2013.01); B01D 39/2017 (2013.01); B01D 2239/0654 (2013.01); A61M 1/3636 (2014.02);
Abstract
A plasma filter is provided for separating aggregates and targeted blood cell species from plasma comprising a filter housing with an inlet and an outlet and an internal flow path between the inlet and outlet. A filter media is disposed in the flowpath between the inlet and the outlet for filtering plasma that passes therethrough. The filter media comprises a filter configured to substantially remove targeted blood cell types from the plasma and a prefilter upstream of the filter, the prefilter having at least one reinforcement layer.