초록 ▼

A bone marrow collection kit is provided comprising a collection container for receiving a bone marrow containing fluid having a body that defines an interior and an inlet opening and an outlet opening and including a prefilter that extends from the outlet opening into the interior of the collection

A bone marrow collection kit is provided comprising a collection container for receiving a bone marrow containing fluid having a body that defines an interior and an inlet opening and an outlet opening and including a prefilter that extends from the outlet opening into the interior of the collection container so that fluid must flow through the prefilter to exit the collection container through the outlet opening. A first inline filter member is coupled to the outlet opening of the collection container, the first inline filter member having a flexible plastic body that defines an interior, and an inlet opening and an outlet opening and the interior including a filter so constructed and arranged that fluid that enters the inlet opening must flow through the filter to exit the first inline filter member through the outlet opening. A container for receiving a resultant filtered bone marrow containing fluid having an interior in fluid communication with the outlet opening of the first inline filter member is also provided. Methods for processing the bone marrow and constructing the inline filter are also provided.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] An inline filter for filtering biological suspension comprising:a body having a first side and a second side constructed from flexible sheets of polyvinyl chloride containing plastic and defining an interior having an inlet and an outlet opening; anda filter screen, constructed fro

[ We claim:] [1.] An inline filter for filtering biological suspension comprising:a body having a first side and a second side constructed from flexible sheets of polyvinyl chloride containing plastic and defining an interior having an inlet and an outlet opening; anda filter screen, constructed from a flurocarbon plastic, that is sealed along edges of the first and second sides so as to extend for an entire width and for an entire length of the interior.