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Storage bag for blood and blood components

  • US 5,364,385 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1990
  • Issued: 11/15/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bag for the collection, freezing, storage, and rapid thawing of a fluid, comprising:

  • front and back sheets of fluid impervious material bonded to one another along edge portions thereof to define a reservoir;

    said front and back sheets further being fastened together at a plurality of locations intermediate said edge portions to constrain the expansion of said bag, said fastening locations being disposed to permit uniform filling of said reservoir; and

    port means for introducing and discharging fluid into and out of said reservoir,whereby when a fluid is introduced into said reservoir, said front and back sheets are constrained from separating in response to a pressure exerted by said fluid by said front and back sheets being fastened together at said plurality of locations intermediate said edge portions so as to constrain the expansion of said bag when filled with said fluid, thereby to increase the surface to volume ratio of said bag.

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