CPC A61M 1/262 (2014.02) [A61M 1/265 (2014.02); A61M 1/362 (2014.02); A61M 1/3618 (2014.02); C12M 23/28 (2013.01); C12M 29/14 (2013.01); C12M 33/14 (2013.01); C12M 41/48 (2013.01); C12M 47/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/54326 (2013.01); G01N 33/54366 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A cell processing system comprising:
at least one processor connectable to a source container filled with a biological fluid, the at least one processor comprising:
a spinning membrane configured to receive and separate target cells from the biological fluid, the target cells exiting at a first outlet;
at least a first container and a second container selectively connected to the first outlet; and
a magnet; and
a controller coupled to the at least one processor and configured:
to operate the spinning membrane to receive biological fluid from the source container and to direct the target cells to the first container;
to pause operation of the processor to permit magnetic particles to be associated with the target cells in the first container;
to operate the spinning membrane to receive the contents of the first container with the magnet applied to the target cells associated with the magnetic particles in the first container;
to remove and/or deactivate the magnet applied to the target cells associated with the magnetic particles in the first container;
to transfer the target cells to the second container after removal and/or deactivation of the magnet; and
to prompt an operator to remove the second container after the target cells are transferred to the second container.
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