Granulocyte removing apparatus
AssigneesJapan Immuno Research Laboratories Co., Ltd., Sekisui Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasakazu Adachi, Masahiro Nakatani, Seiichirou Honda
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Abstract
Granulocytes can be removed from blood by bringing the blood into contact with a carrier having higher affinity to granulocytes than to lymphocytes. the carrier may preferably be a substance having a contact angle in a range of 55.degree.-95.degree. to water, e.g., polystyrene, cellulose acetate, nylon, polytrifluoroethylene or polyethylene terephthalate. A granulocyte removing apparatus is also disclosed. It comprises a granulocyte-adsorbing portion enclosing therein a carrier having higher affinity to granulocytes than to lymphocytes, a blood inflow port for causing blood to flow into the adsorbing portion, and a blood outflow port for allowing the blood, which has flowed in the adsorbing portion, to flow out of the adsorbing portion.
Claims5
An external circulation apparatus for in vivo improvement of the granulocyte to lymphocyte ratio in a flow of blood continuously removed from a subject and continuously returned to the subject after improvement of the granulocyte to lymphocyte ratio, said apparatus having a device for contacting the blood with a career for decreasing the granulocyte to lymphocyte ratio in blood, comprising:
- a) a granulocyte-adsorbing portion enclosing therein cellulose acetate beads having higher affinity for granulocytes than for lymphocytes;
- b) a blood inflow port for causing blood to flow into the adsorbing portion;
- c) a blood outflow port for allowing the blood, which has flowed into the adsorbing portion, to flow out of the adsorbing portion,
- d) a circulation loop, downstream of said blood outflow port, for the blood exiting from said blood outflow port, including arterial and venous pressure gauges;
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- e) blood pumping means.
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