Blood handling method and apparatus

Claim 1

FOR THE PRACTICE OF BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY METHOD PROVIDING BOTH COLLECTION WITH MINIMUM ADVERSE EFFECT AND STORAGE FOR THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE BLOOD, AN INTEGRAL FLEXIBLE PLASTIC BLOOD HANDLING SYSTEM, SAID SYSTEM STERILE SEALED AND PYROGEN FREE AND PRESENTING ONLY HEMOREPELLENT SURFACES TO THE BLOOD, A PLURALITY OF COLLAPSIBLE BLOOD STORING CHAMBERS IN SAID SYSTEM, TUBING CONNECTING THE CHAMBERS OF SAID SYSTEM, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH AND MANIPULABLE FROM WITHOUT SAID SYSTEM FOR OPENING AND CLOSING BETWEEN SAID CHAMBERS, PORT MEANS ON SAID CHAMBERS AND ADAPTING THEM FOR STERILE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BLOOD, MEANS IN ONE OF SAID COLLAPSIBLE BLOOD STORING CHAMBERS CONDITIONING IT FOR PRESERVATIVE HANDLING OF THE BLOOD WITH NEGLIGIBLE ADVERSE EFFECT, TUBING INLETTING TO SAID ONE CHAMBER AND ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO A BLOOD SUPPLY, AND MEANS IN ANOTHER OF SAID COLLAPSIBLE BLOOD STORING CHAMBERS CONDITIONING IT FOR ANTI-COAGULANT PRESERVATION OF THE BLOOD FOR THE LONG TERM.