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US 2013/0153482 A1Published application
Filter with Attachment Element
AssigneeTerumo BCT, Inc.
InventorsBruce W. GIBBS, Victor D. DOLECEK
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Abstract
Described are embodiments of a filter that may include an outer housing, an inlet tube, an outlet tube, filter media and an attachment element attaching the filter media to one of the inlet and outlet tubes. Other embodiments describe methods of manufacturing a filter.
Claims20
A filter for filtering blood or blood components, the filter comprising:
- an inlet tube;
- an outlet tube;
- an outer housing attached to the inlet tube and the outlet tube;
- a first attachment element attached to one of the inlet or outlet tubes;
- and
- filter media within the outer housing wherein the filter media is attached to the first attachment element.
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A method of manufacturing a filter, the method comprising:
- creating a filter assembly, wherein the creating comprises;
- bonding first filter media to a first attachment element;
- and
- bonding second filter media to a second attachment element, wherein the second attachment element is attached to the first attachment element;
- positioning the filter assembly between a first soft housing sheet and a second soft housing sheet;
- bonding the first soft housing sheet to the second soft housing sheet to create a soft outer housing;
- bonding a first tube to the first soft housing sheet and to the second soft housing sheet;
- bonding a second tube to the first soft housing sheet and to the second soft housing sheet;
- and
- bonding the first attachment element to the first tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.