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US 8,540,657 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for equine plasmapheresis
AssigneeAuburn University
InventorsKenny V. Brock, Sara Ziska
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Abstract
Methods of and apparatuses for equine plasma collection are provided. Modified plasmapheresis instruments and modified disposable plasmapheresis tubing are introduced. By using the modified procedures and instruments, a high-speed, high volume, continuous-flow process of automated equine plasmapheresis is developed. The modified closed systems remove whole blood from the donor horses, separate plasma from the cellular components of blood, and simultaneously returning concentrated cells back to the donor horses.
Claims12
A system for collecting non-human plasma comprising:
- a. at least two non-human blood receiving devices;
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- b. at least two non-human plasma separators coupled with the at least two non-human blood receiving devices, wherein the non-human plasma separators couple with a plasma collecting line and a blood returning line, and wherein the plasma collecting line receives non-human plasma while the blood returning line simultaneously returns blood cells back to the donor animal.
A system for collecting non-human plasma comprising:
- a. at least two non-human blood receiving devices;
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- b. at least two non-human plasma separators coupled with the at least two non-human blood receiving devices, wherein the non-human plasma separators couple with a plasma collecting line and a blood returning line, and wherein the plasma collecting line receives non-human plasma while the blood returning line simultaneously returns blood cells back to the donor animal, wherein the non-human plasma separators separate the non-human plasma from the non-human blood cells, wherein the separated non-human plasma from both the first non-human plasma separator and the second non-human plasma separator are combined and collected as one unit, wherein the separated non-human blood cells from the first non-human plasma separator are combined with the separated non-human blood cells from the second non-human plasma separator and returned to the donor animal through one catheter.
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