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US 2003/0147776 A1Published application
Filtration of red blood cells
OwnerDavid F. Stroncek, Susan F. Leitman +1inventors
InventorsDavid F. Stroncek, Susan F. Leitman, Herbert M. Cullis
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Abstract
A method of reducing leukocytes in whole blood by collecting whole blood from a donor, increasing the oxygen level of the whole blood, wherein the whole blood includes RBC component and a remainder component, and filtering the RBC component to reduce the amount of leukocytes.
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A method of reducing leukocytes in whole blood comprising:
- (a) collecting whole blood from a donor;
- (b) increasing the oxygen level of said whole blood, wherein said whole blood comprises RBC component and a remainder component;
- (c) filtering said RBC component to reduce the amount of leukocytes.
A method of reducing leukocytes in whole blood comprising:
- (a) collecting whole blood from a donor, wherein said whole blood comprises RBC component and a remainder component;
- (b) separating said whole blood into said RBC component and said remainder component;
- (c) increasing the oxygen level of said RBC component;
- (d) filtering said RBC component to reduce the amount of leukocytes.
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A gas permeable tubing for use in a method of reducing leukocytes comprising:
- (a) a first sheet;
- (b) a second sheet positioned adjacent to said first sheet
- wherein said second sheet comprises a gas permeable material, and said first sheet is fused with said second sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.