Abstract: A device for separating blood into individual components and/or groups of components, in the form of a sterilizable system includes a filter arrangement forming inlet and outlet chambers using filter elements arranged therein, and respective receptacles for cellular blood components and for blood plasma. The inlet chamber can be connected to the blood source via a line on the inlet side to conduct the blood and is connected, on the outlet side, to the cellular blood components receptacle. The outlet chamber is connected to the blood plasma receptacle via a line on the outlet side. Thermal sterilization is used to sterilize the device by opening a respective line into the inlet-side line of the inlet chamber, into the inlet chamber and the outlet-side line of the outlet chamber, or into the outlet chamber, the line being connected to the exterior via a hydrophobic or hydrophilic filter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for separating blood into individual components and/or groups of components, in the form of a sterilisable system comprising a filter arrangement (2), which forms an inlet chamber (4) and an outlet chamber (5) by means of filter elements (3) which are arranged therein, a receptacle (6) for cellular blood components and a receptacle (7) for blood plasma. The inlet chamber (4) of the filter arrangement (2) can be connected to the blood source (10) via a line on the inlet side to conduct the blood and is connected, on the outlet side, to the receptacle (6) for cellular components of the blood. The outlet chamber (5) is connected to the receptacle (7) for blood plasma via a line on the outlet side. The aim of the invention is to use thermal sterilisation, in particular vapour sterilisation, in order to sterilise said device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter arrangement for the separation of blood into plasma and cellular components, comprising at least one filter element with an inlet line and an outlet chamber in a closed housing, separated by a fine pore membrane. The inlet chamber is connected to an inlet line for donor blood an dan outlet line for cellular components and the outlet chamber is connected to an outlet line for plasma. The arrangement further comprises a device for the production of a backpressure in the filter element, whereby the fine pore membrane is in the form of a U-shaped bundle of n=650 hollow fibers of the type Micro PES-TF 10 from Akzo Faser AG, the ends of which are fixed in an air-tight and germ-tight manner to an aperture plate which seals the open end region of the housing, which is open at just one end, in an air-tight and germ-tight manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filter arrangement for the separation of blood into plasma and cellular components, comprising at least one filter element with an inlet and an outlet chamber (24) in a closed housing (9), separated by a fine pore membrane. The inlet chamber is connected to an inlet line (13) for donor blood and an outlet line (14) for cellular components and the outlet chamber (24) is connected to an outlet line (15) for plasma. The arrangement further comprises a device for the production of a back-pressure in the filter element, whereby the fine pore membrane is in the form of a U-shaped bundle (1) of n=650 hollow fibres (21) of the type Micro PES-TF 10 from Akzo Faser AG, the ends of which are fixed in an air-tight and germ-tight manner to an aperture plate (5) which seals the open end region (8) of the housing (9), which is open at just one end, in an air-tight and germ-tight manner.