Abstract: Apparatus for withdrawing blood from a donor by means of a blood pump. The apparatus incorporates an extracorporeal system which, on the basis of donor blood pressure measurement, controls the flow rate of the blood pump in such a way that during the withdrawal procedure the pump withdraws an optimum amount of blood per unit of time from the donor.

Abstract: A device for separating a cell-containing liquid into a cell-containing and a cell-free fraction, which device comprises an essentially elongated housing at one end of which there is provided a closable inlet, which housing contains an area for the cell-containing fraction, an area for the cell-free fraction and a membrane separator, which separator comprises a narrow feed channel through which the cell-containing liquid is passed over the wall of a separation membrane, which is formed by one or more hollow fibres which are connected at their open ends to the area for the cell-free fraction.Thus, for example, whole blood is separated very rapidly after its introduction into the device. The device may be manufactured simply and inexpensively and is pre-eminently suitable to be used for diagnostic purposes.