Disposable for an apheresis system with a contoured support
First Claim
1. A disposable for an apheresis system, said apheresis system comprising a blood processing channel, said disposable comprising:
- (a) a blood processing vessel positionable in said channel, said blood processing vessel comprising;
(i) first and second interconnected sidewalls defining said blood processing vessel;
(ii) a blood inlet port; and
(iii) a platelet outlet port interfacing with one of said first and second sidewalls;
said disposable further comprising;
(b) a contoured support disposed proximate to and extending from said platelet outlet port; and
(c) means for movably attaching said contoured support to said one of said first and second sidewalls on an exterior surface of said blood processing vessel in overlapping relation with said exterior surface of said blood processing vessel.
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Abstract
An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a disposable for an apheresis system. The disposable can include a blood processing vessel and a contoured support. The blood processing vessel includes sidewalls to define the vessel and a blood inlet port and a blood component outlet port. The support is provided proximate to the blood component outlet port and exteriorly relative to the fluid-containing volume of the blood processing vessel. The support may be contoured to direct the desired blood component types(s) toward the blood component outlet port and is in an overlapping relation with the exterior surface of the blood processing vessel. The support and part of an adjacent channel wall collectively define a generally funnel-shaped collect well that collects blood components flowing thereby. The support may be pivotally or hingedly interconnected with the exterior of the blood processing vessel to facilitate loading of the blood processing vessel and/or to allow the support to move not a predetermined position upon pressurization of the blood processing vessel to perform the desired function during an apheresis procedure.
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15 Claims
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1. A disposable for an apheresis system, said apheresis system comprising a blood processing channel, said disposable comprising:
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(a) a blood processing vessel positionable in said channel, said blood processing vessel comprising; (i) first and second interconnected sidewalls defining said blood processing vessel; (ii) a blood inlet port; and (iii) a platelet outlet port interfacing with one of said first and second sidewalls;
said disposable further comprising;(b) a contoured support disposed proximate to and extending from said platelet outlet port; and (c) means for movably attaching said contoured support to said one of said first and second sidewalls on an exterior surface of said blood processing vessel in overlapping relation with said exterior surface of said blood processing vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A disposable for an apheresis system, said apheresis system comprising a blood processing channel, said channel having an outer channel wall partially defining a platelet collection well, said disposable comprising:
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(a) a blood processing vessel positionable in said channel, said blood processing vessel comprising; (i) first and second interconnected sidewalls defining said blood processing vessel; (ii) a blood inlet port; and (iii) a platelet outlet port interfacing with one of said first and second sidewalls;
said disposable further comprising;(b) a contoured support disposed proximate to and extending from said platelet outlet port; and (c) means for movably attaching said contoured support to said one of said first and second sidewalls on an exterior surface of said blood processing vessel in a partially overlapping relation with said exterior surface of said blood processing vessel, and said contoured support partially defining said platelet collection well, wherein a surface of said contoured support has a contoured portion to direct platelets toward said platelet outlet port. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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