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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Stephen Cotton, Nottingham, GB;
Terence Gourlay, Glasgow, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Cotton, Nottingham, GB;
Terence Gourlay, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Brightwake Limited, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/02 (2006.01); B01D 29/13 (2006.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0281 (2013.01); A61J 1/10 (2013.01); A61J 1/1462 (2013.01); A61M 1/0209 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices for concentrating fluids that comprise discrete or particulate material dispersed in a liquid medium, such as whole blood, by removal of a proportion of the liquid medium, and a method of producing blood cell concentrates from whole blood using reduced pressure. The devices comprise an outer bag formed of an impermeable material and an inner bag formed of a permeable material, the inner bag containing an absorbent material or being adapted for connection to a source of reduced pressure.