METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW RATE OF WASHING SOLUTION DURING THE WASHING STEP IN A BLOOD CENTRIFUGATION BOWL

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13963960

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A method of washing blood mixed with undesirable elements not normally found in healthy whole blood to remove the undesirable elements, the method comprising: separating the blood into components according to relative densities of the components with a rotating centrifuge bowl; providing a port through which fluid exits the bowl, the exiting fluid having a concentration of undesirable elements; flowing washing solution into the centrifuge bowl at an initial flow rate; monitoring the fluid exiting the bowl with an optical sensor having an output signal indicative of the composition of the exiting fluid; and increasing and decreasing the flow rate of the wash solution as a function of the output signal.

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SORIN GROUP ITALIA S R LVIA BENIGNO CRESPI 17 MILANO 20159

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Fortini, Matteo Corporeno (Ferrara), IT 2 13
Panzani, Ivo Mirandola (Modena, IT 39 1018
Reggiani, Stefano Medolla (Modena), IT 20 309

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