CASSETTE WITH INTEGRAL SEPARATION DEVICE

摘要

A pneumatic pump manifold disposable system, configured as a cassette, is used for the purpose of red cell and plasma apheresis. The cassette (16) integrates a separation device (44) such as a spinning membrane separator, a controller and a fluid flow circuit (42) for the purpose of separating plasma and red cells from the whole blood. The cassette system, with the separation device (44) directly attached without tubing, simplfies the loading of the disposable set into the hardware such as a case (20), and reduces the manufacturing complexity of the set. The system allows for plasma, buffy coat and red cells to be stored in long term storage containers (54, 56 and 58) after a procedure.