BLOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH UMBILICUS-DRIVEN BLOOD PROCESSING CHAMBERS

摘要

A blood processing assembly comprises a frame (70) rotatable about a rotational axis (82) and a blood processing chamber (18) carried by the frame (70) for rotation about the rotational axis(82). An umbilicus (100) has one end coupled to the blood processing chamber (18) along the rotational axis (82) and an opposite end held in a non-rotating position along the rotational axis (82). A mid region of the umbilicus (100) extends, at least in part, outside the rotational axis (82). The frame (70) carries at least one support channel (96, 98), which is sized and configured to engage the mid region of the umbilicus (100). The support channel (96, 98) includes a side edge (99, 101) that is sized and configured to self-load the mid region of the umbilicus (100) into the support channel (96, 98) in response to rotation of the frame (70) in a designated direction.