Device for the preparation of containment units of biological liquids

Abstract

The device ( 1 ) for the preparation of containment units ( 4 ) of biological liquids includes a main body ( 2 ) which defines at least a filling channel ( 3 ), having at least an inlet gap ( 3 a ) of a biological liquid and at least an air outlet gap ( 3 b ), and includes a plurality of containment units ( 4 ) arranged in succession to one another and defining respective containment chambers ( 5 ) positioned along the filling channel ( 3 ) and placed in between the inlet gap ( 3 a ) and the outlet gap ( 3 b ).

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         16 . Device ( 1 ) for the preparation of containment units ( 4 ) of biological liquids, comprising a main body ( 2 ) which defines at least a filling channel ( 3 ), having at least an inlet gap ( 3   a ) of a biological liquid and at least an air outlet gap ( 3   b ), and which comprises a plurality of containment units ( 4 ) arranged in succession to one another and defining respective containment chambers ( 5 ), wherein said containment chambers ( 5 ) are positioned along said filling channel ( 3 ) and placed in between said inlet gap ( 3   a ) and said outlet gap ( 3   b ). 
     
     
         17 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein said inlet gap ( 3   a ) and said outlet gap ( 3   b ) are arranged on opposite sides of said filling channel ( 3 ). 
     
     
         18 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein said main body ( 2 ) comprises at least an intermediate tubular element ( 7   a ) placed in between each pair of consecutive containment units ( 4 ) and comprises at least two extremal tubular elements ( 7   b ) associated with the first and last of said containment units ( 4 ) and defining said inlet gap ( 3   a ) and said outlet gap ( 3   b ) respectively. 
     
     
         19 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 18 , wherein said containment units ( 4 ) have bigger section than said tubular elements ( 7   a,    7   b ). 
     
     
         20 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein said device ( 1 ) comprises at least a hydrophobic air filtering device ( 6 ) associated with said outlet gap ( 3   b ). 
     
     
         21 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 18 , wherein each of said containment units ( 4 ) has two openings ( 8 ) for the flow of biological liquid, each of said openings ( 8 ) being associated with a respective tubular element ( 7   a,    7   b ). 
     
     
         22 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein said filling channel ( 3 ) comprises at least an additional mouth ( 12 ) distinct from said inlet gap ( 3   a ) and from said outlet gap ( 3   b ). 
     
     
         23 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 22 , wherein said additional mouth ( 12 ) is arranged opposite said outlet gap ( 3   b ) with respect to said containment units ( 4 ). 
     
     
         24 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 22 , wherein said main body ( 2 ) comprises at least an intermediate tubular element ( 7   a ) placed in between each pair of consecutive containment units ( 4 ) and comprises at least two extremal tubular elements ( 7   b ) associated with the first and last of said containment units ( 4 ) and defining said inlet gap ( 3   a ) and said outlet gap ( 3   b ) respectively, said additional mouth ( 12 ) being defined at least on said intermediate tubular element ( 7   a ). 
     
     
         25 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein said filling channel ( 3 ) comprises at least an additional gap ( 14 ) for air outlet. 
     
     
         26 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 25 , wherein said additional gap ( 14 ) is arranged opposite said outlet gap ( 3   b ) with respect to said containment units ( 4 ). 
     
     
         27 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one of said tubular elements ( 7   a,    7   b ) comprises a first and a second portion ( 9   a,    9   b ) integrally associated with each other and crossed by said filling channel ( 3 ), said first portion ( 9   a ) being separable from said second portion ( 9   b ) interrupting said filling channel ( 3 ) in such a way as to define an outlet mouth of the biological liquid on the second portion itself and comprising closing means ( 10 ) of said outlet mouth. 
     
     
         28 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 27 , wherein said first portion ( 9   a ) can be removed by tearing off from said second portion ( 9   b ), separation means ( 11 ) being provided for the separation of said portions. 
     
     
         29 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 16 , wherein said containment units ( 4 ) are of the semi-rigid type. 
     
     
         30 . Device ( 1 ) according to  claim 29 , wherein said containment units ( 4 ) are elastically deformable and have an idle configuration in which their walls that delimit respective containment chambers ( 5 ) are at a distance from one another.