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Blood filter and method of filtration
Assignee: Charter Medical Ltd
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Filing: 1991-07-22
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Granted: 1993-03-02
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Expires: 2011-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A filter material for filtering leucocytes from a fraction of or whole human blood, comprises a shape-sustaining laid textile web having a thickness of between about 2 millimeters to about 12 millimeters and a bulk density of about 0.05 to 0.4 g/cm 3 . The web has a plurality of interlocked, staple, textile fibers with average deniers between about 0.05 and 0.75 and average lengths between about 3 millimeters and 15 millimeters. The textile fibers are substantially uniformly distributed in the web so as to form a matrix of the textile fibers with spaces between adjacent interstices of interlocked fibers. A plurality of fibrillated particles of a polymeric material, e.g. a textile fiber material, having a surface area of between 5 and 60 square meters per gram are substantially disposed within the spaces of the matrix. The fibrillated particles have a plurality of fine fibrils which are interlocked with adjacent textile fibers of the spaces such that the fibrillated particles are not substantially displaced from the web during filtration of the blood. The weight ratio of the fibrillated particles to the textile fibers is between about 1:99 and 40:60.
Inventors
- 👤 David G. Heagle
- 👤 John J. Hiers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:46
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/08; B01D39/083; B01D39/086; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D39/1607; B01D39/1623; B01D39/163; A; A61; A61M; A61M2202/00; A61M2202/04; A61M2202/0413; A61M2202/0439; B01D2239/00; B01D2239/06; B01D2239/0604; B01D2239/064; B01D2239/12; B01D2239/1225; B01D2239/1233; B01D2239/1291; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/254; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/637; Y10T442/641; Y10T442/699
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 45
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A filter material for filtering leucocytes from a fraction of or whole blood, comprising: (A) a shape-sustaining laid textile web having a thickness of at least about 1 millimeter and a bulk density of between about 0.05 and 0.4 g/cm 3 , said web having: (i) a plurality of interlocked, textile fibers with average deniers between about 0.05 and 0.75 and average lengths between about 3 millimeters and 15 millimeters, said textile fibers being substantially uniformly distributed in said web so as to form a matrix of the textile fibers with spaces between adjacent interstices of interlocked fibers; (ii) a plurality of fibrillated particles of polymeric material having a surface area of between about 5 and 60 square meters per gram substantially disposed within said spaces of the matrix, said fibrillated particles having a plurality of fine fibrils which are interlocked with adjacent textile fibers of said spaces such that the fibrillated particles are not substantially displaceable from said web during filtration of said blood; and wherein the weight ratio of the fibrillated particles to the textile fibers is between about 1:99 and 40:60.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A filter material for filtering leucocytes from a fraction of or whole blood, comprising: (A) a shape-sustaining laid textile web having a thickness of at least about 1 millimeter and a bulk density of between about 0.05 and 0.4 g/cm 3 , said web having: (i) a plurality of interlocked, textile fibers with average deniers between about 0.05 and 0.75 and average lengths between about 3 millimeters and 15 millimeters, said textile fibers being substantially uniformly distributed in said web so as to form a matrix of the textile fibers with spaces between adjacent interstices of interlocked fibers; (ii) a plurality of fibrillated particles of polymeric material having a surface area of between about 5 and 60 square meters per gram substantially disposed within said spaces of the matrix, said fibrillated particles having a plurality of fine fibrils which are interlocked with adjacent textile fibers of said spaces such that the fibrillated particles are not substantially displaceable from said web during filtration of said blood; and wherein the weight ratio of the fibrillated particles to the textile fibers is between about 1:99 and 40:60.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The filter material of claim 1 wherein the textile fibers are so interlocked together and the fibrillated particles are so interlocked to the textile fibers that said filter material can withstand a filtering blood pressure drop of at least 2 feet of head without substantial displacement of the fibrillated particles from the web.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The filter material of claim 2 wherein at least a portion of the textile fibers have a sheath of low melt temperature polymer thereon and the web has experienced a temperature sufficient to at least soften said polymer and cause at least some adherence of the textile fibers to other textile fibers and to the fibrils of the fibrillated particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 3 wherein the sheath is made of a polyolefin polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 3 wherein from about 1% to about 30% of the textile fibers have said sheath thereon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 5 wherein from about 5% to about 30% of the textile fibers have said sheath thereon and the filter material can withstand a filtering blood pressure drop of at least 5 feet of head without substantial displacement of the fibrillated particles from the web.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The filter material of claim 5 wherein from about 5% to 30% of the textile fibers have a sheath thereon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 7 wherein the denier of the textile fibers have a sheath thereon is up to about 4 denier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The filter material of claim 3 wherein the sheath is of a low-melting polymer and the core is of a high-melting polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The filter material of claim 9 wherein the low-melting polymer is selected from the group consisting of methacrylates, vinyls and polyolefins.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The filter material of claim 1 wherein the textile fibers are one or more of polyester fibers, nylon fibers, olefin fibers, cellulosic fibers, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, inorganic fibers, glass fibers and ceramic fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The filter material of claim 11 wherein the textile fibers are predominantly polyester fibers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The filter material of claim 1 wherein the fibrillated particles are particles of a textile fiber materials selected from the group consisting of polyester fiber material, acrylic textile material, nylon fiber material, polyolefin fiber material and cellulosic fiber material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 13 wherein the textile fiber material of the fibrillated particles is predominantly cellulosic fiber material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 14 wherein the cellulosic fiber material is cellulose acetate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the fibrillated particles have lengths of less than about 1000 microns and widths of about 0.1 to 50 microns.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 16 wherein the fibrillated particles have lengths of 5 to 300 microns.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 16 wherein the fibrillated particles have lengths of 5 to 50 microns.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 16 wherein the fibrillated particles have widths of about 0.1 to 5 microns.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 16 wherein the fibrillated particles have widths of about 0.2 to 0.7 microns.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
The filter material of claim 1 wherein the fibrillated particles have lengths of about 5 to 50 microns, widths of about 0.1 to 5 microns and a surface area of between about 5 and 30 square meters per gram.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 21 wherein said surface area of the fibrillated particles is at least 10 square meters per gram and up to 60 square meters per gram and the surface area of the filter material is at least 1.5 square meters per gram.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the web thickness is between about 1 millimeter and 10 millimeters.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The filter material of claim 1 wherein the web bulk density is between about 0.08 and 0.2 g/cm 3 .
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the denier of the textile fibers is between about 0.1 and 0.6.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the average denier of the textile fibers is between about 0.2 and 0.5, the average length is between about 5 and 10 millimeters and the textile fibers are polyester textile fibers.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the fibrillated particles have a surface area of between about 10 and 30 square meters per gram, the textile fibers are polyester fibers and the weight ratio of fibrillated particles to polyester fibers is between about 3:95 and 15:85.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein 1 to 10% of small non-staple fibers are contained in the web.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 28 wherein the small non-staple fibers are ceramic or glass fibers.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 29 wherein the small non-stable fibers have average lengths of about 10 microns or less and average diameters of about 0.1 to 2 microns.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 having a surface active agent thereon.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the web thickness if between about 1 millimeter and 30 millimeters.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the web thickness is between about 2 millimeters and 30 millimeters.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 33 wherein the web thickness is up to 12 millimeters.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 33 wherein the web thickness is up to 8 millimeters.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
15 words
The filter material of claim 33 wherein the web thickness is up to 6 millimeters.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
20 words
The filter material of claim 1 wherein at least 60% of the textile fibers have the said lengths and deniers.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein at least 70% of the textile fibers have the said lengths and deniers.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein at least 80% of the textile fibers have the said lengths and deniers.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein said weight ratio of particles to fibers is between about 3:97 and about 40:60.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein said weight ratio of particles to fibers is between about 3:97 and about 20:80.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 1 wherein the matrix fibers and fibrillated particles are adhered to each other.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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The filter material of claim 42 wherein the matrix fibers and fibrillated particles are adhered to each other with an adhesive.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A method for filtering leucocytes from a fraction of or whole human blood, comprising passing said blood through the filter material of claim 1 and recovering the filtered blood.
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