Method and apparatus for treatment of biological material
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1. A container set for handling blood or blood products to virally inactivate such blood or blood products comprising a first container;
- a second container;
a first tube between the first and second container;
a third container;
a second tube between the second and third containers;
wherein the second container is made of a material which passes ultraviolet light to virally inactivate any blood product contained therein.
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Abstract
Method, container set, cassette and apparatus for the treatment of blood and blood products. A container set is arranged in a cassette that is inserted in a treatment apparatus. The process involves mixture with an agent, followed by irradiation and incubation, whereby the liquid is moved between containers through application of program controlled pressure pads and valves.
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21 Claims
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1. A container set for handling blood or blood products to virally inactivate such blood or blood products comprising
a first container; -
a second container;
a first tube between the first and second container;
a third container;
a second tube between the second and third containers;
whereinthe second container is made of a material which passes ultraviolet light to virally inactivate any blood product contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20)
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7. A cassette adapted to receive a container set including at least one container containing blood or blood products comprising
a first cassette portion for receiving the container set; a second cassette portion comprising at least one pressure pad adapted to be arranged opposite at least one container of the container set wherein pressure can be exerted through the pressure pad onto at least one container to move any blood products contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for processing blood or blood products in containers comprising
a cassette for receiving at least one container having a blood or blood product therein wherein said cassette comprises at least one pressure pad; -
a cassette receiving pathway; and
pressure source for acting on the pressure pad in the cassette wherein the assertion of pressure on said pressure pad of the cassette causes the pressure pad to exert pressure on at least one container contained in the cassette. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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