Abstract:
A port and closure assembly is provided. The port and closure assembly comprises a port (12 or 112) including a tubular portion (16 or 116) that extends from a base, the tubular portion terminating at an end including an opening (22 or 122). A closure (10, 110 or 210) is provided for sealing at least a portion of the end of the port, the port and closure being constructed from materials that create a tack seal when the closure is positioned on the port and the port and closure are sterilized, the tack seal functioning to secure the closure to the port.
Abstract:
A system for the selective separation of a specific cell population from a heterogeneous cell mixture is disclosed herein. Means are provided for obtaining a selective cell concentrate from the heterogeneous cell mixture by separating the selective cell concentrate based upon the physical or biological properties of the concentrate. This may be done by centrifugation, if desired. A container is provided having particle means, the particle means being attached to a substance that is active for binding to a specific desired cell. One brings the cell concentrate into contact with the particle means within the container, for example, by providing sterile connection between the site where the cell concentrate is formed and the container. This permits incubation of the cell concentrate with the particle means, to thereby selectively bind a specific cell population from the cell concentrate to the particle means, creating a particle/cell conjugate. Magnetic means are then provided for separating the particle/cell conjugate from the remainder of the cell concentrate. A two-magnetic system may be used to form the separation.
Abstract:
The efficiency of a blood plasmapheresis filter (12) is purposefully reduced at low input blood flow rates so as to prevent possibly excessive hematocrit which may make it difficult or impossible to handle the resulting blood cell concentrate (e.g., for infusion purposes) and/or which may cause accompanying red cell damage. Where filter (40) efficiency is a function of rpm of a spinning element such controlled reduction may be achieved by simply controlling spinner rpm as a function (e.g., linear over at least some range) of the input blood flow rate.
Abstract:
Hemoglobin solutions are purified by heating in the presence of a reducing agent or other deoxygenating conditions such that non-hemoglobin proteins are selectively precipitated and/or virus is inactivated while minimizing hemoglobin loss. The hemoglobin is maintained in its deoxyhemoglobin form during heating.
Abstract:
A class of fluorescent rare earth chelates and the ligands upon which they are based whose molecular structure incorporates a plurality of substituted arylpyridine diacid units attached to a central template structure is disclosed. These ligands function as efficient energy transfer groups in fluorescent tagging reagents and tracers.
Abstract:
A cartridge (444) having a drug or other beneficial agent (608) therein and including an adapter (477) is positioned on a receptacle (442) within a parenteral fluid administration set (420). Also disclosed is an adapter (477) for connecting the receptacle (442) to a chamber (606) having a beneficial agent therein. The cartridge and adapter permit a single opening through the injection site at the receptacle and at the chamber at opposite ends of the flow path means while still permetting simultaneous flow both into and out of the chamber and the receptacle.
Abstract:
A cartridge (444) is adapted for mounting upon a receptacle in a parenteral fluid administration set for delivering a drug or other beneficial agent to a patient. The cartridge (444) includes a beneficial agent-containing chamber (606) slidable from a first, pre-use position to a second, post-use position. The cartridge includes a hollow tube (496) in which the chamber (606) is at least partially mounted. At least one cannula (500) is mounted to the hollow tube and extends opposite the chamber. A protective cover or cap (530) maintains a chamber protective position that prevents inadvertent movement of the chamber that would accidentally engage the cartridge chamber with flow path means, such as the cannula. The cover is removed in order to engage the chamber.
Abstract:
A method of wetting a plasmapheresis filter (26) with anticoagulant in a plasmapheresis system having a venepuncture needle (10), a plasma separation device (26) connected in series by a fluid conduit (12), including operating the system such that an initial limited volume charge of anticoagulant is introduced into the conduit (12) for wetting the filter (26) of the separation device in advance of whole blood flowing from the donor towards the separation device (26) and pushing the anticoagulant charge ahead of the whole blood into the separation device (26).
Abstract:
A flexible collapsible container (10) is filled with fluid by connecting a fluid conduit (18) to a tubular port (20) which communicates through one of the walls (12) of the container to the container interior, and rupturing a sealing diaphragm (24) that closes the bore (34) of the tubular port. One then passes fluid through the conduit to fill the container. Thereafter, one seals either or both the tubular port and plastic wall which carries it to the other, opposed plastic wall (14) of the container with seal line means to close off flow communication between the bore of the tubular port and a major portion of the container interior which contains the fluid. The effect of this is to block flow communication between the bore and the fluid so that the contents of the container remain sealed on disengagement of the fluid conduit from the tubular port.
Abstract:
A guide wire dispenser which is used to introduce a guide wire into the body using one hand. The dispenser utilizes a trigger grip configuration which is arranged in combination with a thumb access platform to provide accurate single-handed control of guide wire delivery to the body. A dual trigger configuration is also disclosed which provides the capability to dispense a guide wire from two different nozzles in a single device.