Apparatus for separating plasma and other wastes from blood

Details Apparatus for separating plasma and other wastes from blood Apparatus for separating plasma and other wastes from blood

1993-11-18

1995-05-23

Rimell, Sam

Surgery

Blood drawn and replaced or treated and returned to body

604 6, 21032163, 415900, A61M 100

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054176506

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided for separating cellular components of blood (red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets) from waste components (plasma, anticoagulant, toxins, and other relatively small molecules). The presently preferred embodiment is a two stage plasma separator apparatus. The first stage is comprised of a first chamber having inlet means for admitting blood requiring separation of cellular components from waste components, and outlet means for discharging blood processed in said first chamber. A first filter means is associated with the first chamber for separating cellular components from waste components of blood, the first filter means including first waste outlet means for discharging waste components of blood processed in the first chamber. First rotating means are associated with the first filter means for producing movement of cellular components of blood passing between the inlet means and the outlet means of the first chamber in order to substantially prevent obstruction of the first filter means by said cellular components of blood. The second stage is similar to the first, but has in addition to second filter means and second rotating means, wash inlet means for introducing wash solution to the blood processed in the first stage, so as to accomplish more thorough cleansing thereof. One feature of the present invention is the use of rotors as rotating means, and further providing the rotors with wedge shaped cavities to cause turbulence, and thereby further increase the filtration rate of waste components through the first and second filter means.

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