Fluid processing device
AssigneeUniversity of Strathclyde
InventorTerrence Gourlay
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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 stabilised waste product. The system comprises an apparatus or device (V) for separating components of a fluid (15′) comprising a container (5′) having at least one separation or filtration member (10′) capable of selectively separating or filtering at least one component from the fluid, and a superabsorbent material (20′) 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.
Claims21
-42. (canceled)
An apparatus or device for separating components of a fluid comprising a container having an inlet, first opening or aperture for introducing the fluid into a receiving portion, compartment or cavity, at least one separation or filtration member capable of selectively separating or filtering at least one component from the fluid, wherein the at least one separation or filtration member comprises a first face facing toward the receiving portion, compartment or cavity and a second side face facing in the opposite direction, 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,
- wherein the receiving portion, compartment or cavity is provided between an inside wall of the container and a first side face of the at least one separation or filtration member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.