Tortuous path filter for the production of transfusion-ready reconstituted plasma

Abstract

A tortuous path filter for filtering reconstituted plasma, the filter comprising at least two layers of fibers, single-layer filters, or beads, wherein the filter lacks or substantially lacks pores defining a lumen, said lumen having a diameter of larger than (100) microns along a straight path through the filter. The invention provides devices including a tortuous path filter, and methods for producing transfusion-ready plasma comprising: (a) reconstituting dried plasma to produce reconstituted plasma; and (b) passing said reconstituted plasma through the tortuous path filter to produce transfusion-ready plasma.

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