Systems and methods using a solvent for the removal of lipids from fluids
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Abstract
Systems and methods for removing lipids from a fluid, such as plasma, or from lipid-containing organisms. A fluid is combined with at least one extraction solvent, which causes the lipids to separate from the fluid or from lipid-containing organisms. The separated lipids are removed from the fluid. The extraction solvent is removed from the fluid or at least reduced to an acceptable concentration enabling the delipidated fluid to be administered to a patient without the patient experiencing undesirable consequences. Once the fluid has been processed, the fluid may be administered to a patient who donated the fluid, to a different patient, or stored for later use.
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43 Claims
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24. A system for removing at least one lipid from a fluid containing lipids or lipid-containing organisms, comprising:
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a fluid source containing the fluid;
an extraction solvent source containing an extraction solvent;
a delipidation device comprising at least one homogenizer and that receives a mixture of the fluid and the extraction solvent and dissolves at least a portion of the lipids; and
a solvent removal subsystem coupled to the delipidation device, wherein the solvent removal subsystem receives a portion of the mixture from the delipidation device and removes at least a portion of the extraction solvent therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for removing at least one lipid from a fluid containing lipids or from lipid-containing organisms, comprising:
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supplying the fluid from a fluid source;
supplying an extraction solvent from an extraction solvent source;
mixing the fluid and the extraction solvent to form a mixture;
dissolving at least a portion of the lipids from the mixture; and
removing at least a portion of the extraction solvent from the mixture. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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