Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapies
Fresenius Kabi provides products for collection and processing of blood components and for therapeutic treatment of patient blood by apheresis systems.
Autotransfusion Technology
Fresenius Kabi offers mobile autotransfusion devices with continuous flow technology for autotransfusion during and after surgery. The autotransfusion device includes:
- Volume independence for small blood volumes
- Automatic plasma sequestration
- Data management capability
- In-built help menus
- A high-performance vacuum pump (45 L/min) that can be mounted on the main unit for mobile suction
- Built-in pole & hangers for re-transfusion and other fluid bags
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Autotransfusion Disposables
Single-use kits and components are available for use with our autotransfusion device. These include:
Standard autotransfusion set
The set may be used to process shed blood ranging from small losses in paediatric surgery to heavy bleeding in trauma or transplantation
Autotransfusion reservoir
Fresenius Kabi offers 3 litre autotransfusion reservoirs with 40 or 120 micron filters respectively. They are used to collect, de-foam, filter and store blood prior to processing.
Dual-lumen suction line
Suction line to aspirate and anti-coagulate blood from the surgical field into an autotransfusion reservoir connected to a vacuum source.
Plasma sequestration set
This disposable set processes haemodiluted blood withdrawn from a patient in a bag system to Packed Red Cells, Platelet Rich Plasma and Plasma.
Transfusion Technology
Fresenius Kabi manufactures a range of devices for use in various fields of transfusion medicine. This includes:
- Centrifuge-based systems for apheresis
- Equipment for donation, transport, storage and manipulation of blood and blood products
- Accessories for use alongside these devices in a range of clinical and laboratory settings
Transfusion Disposables
Our transfusion technology portfolio is complemented by a wide range of single-use disposable products. These include:
- Blood donation, filtration, transport and storage bags
- Filters
- Connection lines