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Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for resuspending and/or collecting blood or other types of cells from used surgical sponges and/or other types of surgical articles.

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1. A method comprising: providing a physiologic suspension solution into a cell resuspension tub through a first connector connected to a bottom portion of the cell resuspension tub, the first connector having a passageway configured for allowing the physiologic suspension solution to pass through t

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A method comprising: providing a physiologic suspension solution into a cell resuspension tub through a first connector connected to a bottom portion of the cell resuspension tub, the first connector having a passageway configured for allowing the physiologic suspension solution to pass through the first connector;agitating, automatically via an agitator device comprising a second connector, the cell resuspension tub while the second connector is removably coupled to the first connector, the cell resuspension tub including the physiologic suspension solution and at least one surgical article,the at least one surgical article retaining cells to be resuspended; andremoving, from the cell resuspension tub through the first connector while the first connector is removably coupled to the second connector, a solution including at least a portion of the physiologic suspension solution and resuspended cells released from the at least one surgical article, wherein the first connector connected to the bottom portion of the cell resuspension tub is connected to tubing, the tubing comprising at least one of: inlet tubing configured for receiving the physiologic suspension solution into the cell resuspension tub through the first connector,outlet tubing configured for removing the solution including at least a portion of the physiologic suspension solution and resuspended cells from the cell resuspension tub through the first connector, anda y-type tubing connection configured for receiving the physiologic suspension solution into the cell resuspension tub through the first connector, and configured for removing the solution including at least a portion of the physiologic suspension solution and resuspended cells from the soaking tub through the first connector,wherein the agitator device comprises: a motor;a heater; anda controller device configured to: control operation of a fluid input system connected to the cell resuspension tub and configured to control the providing of the physiologic suspension solution into the cell resuspension tub,control the heater to heat the physiologic suspension solution,control operation of the motor to agitate the cell resuspension tub, andcontrol operation of a fluid output system connected to the cell resuspension tub and configured to control the removing of the solution from the cell resuspension tub. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting the removed solution to at least one of: a cell salvage device and an autotransfusion device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein agitating the cell resuspension tub comprises rotating the cell resuspension tub back and forth. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first connector comprises a passageway configured for allowing the solution to pass through the first connector while the first connector is removably coupled to the second connector. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the tubing comprises the outlet tubing; andwherein removing the solution from the cell resuspension tub through the first connector while the first connector is removably coupled to the second connector comprises:removing the solution via the outlet tubing. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the tubing comprises the inlet tubing; andwherein providing the physiologic suspension solution into the cell resuspension tub through the first connector connected to a bottom portion of the cell resuspension tub comprises:providing the physiologic suspension solution via the inlet tubing. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell resuspension tub is a sterile, disposable cell resuspension tub. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: removably coupling the first connector to the second connector by inserting the cell resuspension tub into the agitator device. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second connector is configured to couple with the first connector magnetically. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell resuspension tub comprises a first wall and second wall inside the first wall, the second wall including at least one fenestration for allowing fluid to pass through the second wall from the interior of the soaking tub. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell resuspension tub comprises at least one fin connected to an interior surface of the cell resuspension tub, the at least one fin protruding inward from the interior surface toward the interior of the cell resuspension tub. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell resuspension tub comprises a filter configured to filter the solution as it is removed from the cell resuspension tub. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting at least one of cell resuspension information and patient information using a communications subsystem. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising: applying, using the heater, heat to at least one of: the cell resuspension tub and the physiologic suspension solution. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the agitator device comprises at least one of the following: a hematocrit sensor configured to measure a hematocrit value for the physiologic suspension solution removed from the cell resuspension tub,a flow sensor configured to measure a volume of the solution removed from the cell resuspension tub, andan air detector configured to detect air in the solution removed from the cell resuspension tub. 16. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a signal from at least one of a flow sensor and an air detector, the signal indicating an absence of fluid; andterminating the removing of the solution from the cell resuspension tub response to receiving the signal. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid input system comprises at least one pump device configured for the providing of the physiologic suspension solution into the cell resuspension tub. 18. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting the removed solution through a filter. 19. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a signal from a fill sensor configured to detect fluid in the cell resuspension tub, the signal indicating detection of physiologic suspension solution in the cell resuspension tub. 20. The method of claim 1, further comprising: controlling access to an interior of at least one of the following: the agitator device, andthe cell resuspension tub. 21. A method comprising: providing a physiologic suspension solution into a cell resuspension tub through a first connector connected to a bottom portion of the cell resuspension tub;agitating, automatically via an agitator device comprising a second connector, the cell resuspension tub while the second connector is removably coupled to the first connector,the cell resuspension tub including the physiologic suspension solution and at least one surgical article,the at least one surgical article retaining cells to be resuspended; andremoving, from the cell resuspension tub through the first connector while the first connector is removably coupled to the second connector, a solution including at least a portion of the physiologic suspension solution and resuspended cells released from the at least one surgical article,further comprising: coupling the first connector of the cell resuspension tub to the second connector of the agitator device,wherein prior to coupling, the agitator device is non-sterile and the cell resuspension tub is sterile. 22. A method comprising: providing a physiologic suspension solution into a cell resuspension tub through a first connector connected to a bottom portion of the cell resuspension tub;agitating, automatically via an agitator device comprising a second connector, the cell resuspension tub while the second connector is removably coupled to the first connector,the cell resuspension tub including the physiologic suspension solution and at least one surgical article,the at least one surgical article retaining cells to be resuspended; andremoving, from the cell resuspension tub through the first connector while the first connector is removably coupled to the second connector, a solution including at least a portion of the physiologic suspension solution and resuspended cells released from the at least one surgical article,further comprising: removably coupling the cell resuspension tub to the agitator device.