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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
Terence Gourlay, Glasgow, GB;
Terence Gourlay, Glasgow, GB;
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system, apparatus, and method for separating components of a fluid, e.g. blood, which eliminates the need for expensive hardware and produces a stabilized waste product. The system comprises an apparatus or device (V) for separating components of a fluid (') comprising a container (′) having at least one separation or filtration member (′) capable of selectively separating or filtering at least one component from the fluid, and a superabsorbent material (′) capable of absorbing the at least one component separated from the fluid, and thereby providing a processed fluid free or substantially free of said at least one component; and agitation means.