| US 7,531,098 B2 | ||
| Integrated automatic blood processing unit | ||
| Thomas C. Robinson, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Thomas P. Robinson, Encinitas, Calif. (US); Richard D'Elia, San Mateo, Calif. (US); Paul Eibe, Oakland, Calif. (US); and Thomas Sahines, Milpitas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Terumo Medical Corporation, Somerset, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/411,560. | ||
| Application 11/411560 is a division of application No. 10/418490, filed on Apr. 18, 2003, granted, now 7,037,428. | ||
| Application 10/418490 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/179920, filed on Jun. 24, 2002, granted, now 6,890,291. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/374141, filed on Apr. 19, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0226057 A1, Oct. 12, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01D 21/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 210—787 [210/85; 210/86; 210/87; 210/90; 210/94; 210/97; 210/102; 210/103; 210/109; 210/134; 210/143; 210/194; 210/252; 210/257.1; 210/258; 210/295; 210/313; 210/512.1; 494/1; 494/10; 494/36; 494/37; 494/43; 604/6.09; 604/6.1; 604/6.11; 604/28; 604/408] | 17 Claims |
| 17. A method of deglycerolizing red blood cells (“RBCs”), comprising:
providing a RBC deglycerolizing system, including
a continuous flow centrifuge (“CFC”) adapted to separate deglycerolized RBCs from a waste product,
a glycerolized RBC bag containing thawed, glycerolized RBCs,
at least two solution bags containing at least one solution,
a recirculation bag, said recirculation bag in fluid communication with said glycerolized RBC bag, said at least two solution
bags, said CFC and a deglycerolized RBC bag by way of tubing, and
a cassette through which said tubing passes;
configuring said deglycerolizing system with a console including electronic and mechanical components to operate said deglycerolizing
system; and
operating said deglycerolizing system to deglycerolize RBCs.
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