FLUID MIXING AND IRRADIATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE ESPECIALLY FOR BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and/or apparatus suitable for use in reduction of any pathogens in a fluid such as a biological fluid, or a fraction or component thereof, which may contain pathogens. The device may include a vessel (12) having an inlet (14) and an outlet (15) and a passage (21) which extends therebetween. The passage may have a wall which is substantially transparent to a pathogen reduction radiation. The passage contains a static mixer system (16) which is formed and arranged for thoroughly mixing the fluid in use of the device so as to bring substantially the whole of the fluid into an irradiation zone extending along and in substantially direct proximity to the passage walls during passage between the inlet (14) and the outlet (15) to be expose the fluid to a similar substantial level of irradiation. The static mixer (16) may include light transmissive blades (18).