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Cell storage maintenance and monitoring system

  • US 6,315,767 B1
  • Filed: 08/19/1998
  • Issued: 11/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for monitoring the quality of a blood product stored in flexible bag comprising the steps of:

  • separating the bag into a first volume and a second volume with a membrane having a plurality of pores selectively containing an erodible substance, the blood product being stored within the second volume;

    eroding the erodible substance contained within the pores in response to a selected characteristic of the blood product;

    detecting changes in the quality of the blood product in response to the erosion of the erodible substance;

    wherein the step of detecting changes in the quality of the blood product comprises detecting changes in glucose levels of the blood product.

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