Oxygen depletion devices and methods for removing oxygen from red blood cells
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1. An oxygen depletion device comprising:
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a plurality of hollow fibers extending within said cartridge from an entrance to an exit thereof, wherein the hollow fibers are formed of an oxygen-permeable membrane and are adapted to receiving and conveying red blood cells; and
an amount of an oxygen scavenger packed within the cartridge and contiguous to and in between the plurality of hollow fibers, wherein said red blood cells are passaged within said hollow fibers.
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Abstract
An oxygen depletion device. The device has a cartridge; a plurality of hollow fibers extending within the cartridge from an entrance to an exit thereof; an amount of an oxygen scavenger packed within the cartridge and contiguous to and in between the plurality of hollow fibers. The hollow fibers are adapted to receiving and conveying red blood cells. There is another embodiment of an oxygen depletion device and method for removing oxygen from red blood cells.
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1. An oxygen depletion device comprising:
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a cartridge; a plurality of hollow fibers extending within said cartridge from an entrance to an exit thereof, wherein the hollow fibers are formed of an oxygen-permeable membrane and are adapted to receiving and conveying red blood cells; and an amount of an oxygen scavenger packed within the cartridge and contiguous to and in between the plurality of hollow fibers, wherein said red blood cells are passaged within said hollow fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An oxygen depletion device comprising:
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a receptacle of a solid material having an inlet and an outlet adapted to receiving and expelling a flushing gas; a plurality of hollow fibers extending within the receptacle from an entrance to an exit thereof;
wherein the hollow fibers are adapted to receiving and conveying red blood cells, wherein said red blood cells are passaged within said hollow fibers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for removing oxygen from red blood cells comprising:
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passing red blood cells through an oxygen depletion device, wherein the device comprises; a cartridge; a plurality of hollow fibers extending within said cartridge from an entrance to an exit thereof, wherein said plurality of hollow fibers are adapted to receiving and conveying red blood cells; and an amount of an oxygen scavenger packed within said cartridge and contiguous to and in between said plurality of hollow fibers, wherein said red blood cells are passaged within said hollow fibers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for removing oxygen from red blood cells comprising:
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passing the red blood cells through an oxygen depletion device, wherein the device comprises; a receptacle of a solid material having an inlet and an outlet adapted to receiving and expelling a flushing gas; a plurality of hollow fibers extending within the receptacle from an entrance to an exit thereof, wherein the hollow fibers are adapted to receiving and conveying red blood cells, wherein said red blood cells are passaged within said hollow fibers.
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