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App. No. 17/205,508

Biological Fluid Filtration System

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Abstract

A biological fluid filtration system for scanning a biological fluid so as to filter potentially undesirable constituents from the biological fluid for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. The biological fluid filtration system generally includes a fluid receiving device adapted to receive a biological fluid. A valve including an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet is fluidly connected to the fluid receiving device. The biological fluid within the fluid receiving device is scanned by a scanner to produce scanned data relating to the biological fluid. A control unit in communication with the scanner and the valve receives the scanned data and controls the valve based on the scanned data. The valve is controlled to direct the biological fluid through either the first or second outlet of the valve depending upon the constituents of the biological fluid identified by the control unit.

Claims (72)

1 . A biological fluid filtration system, comprising:

a fluid receiving device adapted to receive a biological fluid from a patient;

a valve comprising an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, wherein the inlet of the valve is fluidly connected to the fluid receiving device;

a scanner configured to scan the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device to produce a scanned data relating to the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device; and

a control unit in communication with the scanner and the valve, wherein the control unit is configured to receive the scanned data from the scanner, and wherein the control unit is configured to control the valve based on the scanned data from the scanner;

wherein the control unit is configured to compare the scanned data to a reference data, wherein the reference data includes a characteristic of at least one desirable constituent from an individual other than the patient;

wherein the control unit is configured to control the valve to (a) direct the biological fluid through the first outlet if the control unit determines that the scanned data indicates a presence of only the at least one desirable constituent within the biological fluid or (b) direct the biological fluid through the second outlet if the control unit determines that the scanned data does not indicate a presence of only the at least one desirable constituent within the biological fluid.

2 . A method of filtering a biological fluid using the biological fluid filtration system of claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

identifying the characteristic of the at least one desirable constituent from the individual other than the patient;

storing the characteristic of the at least one desirable constituent in the reference data;

receiving the biological fluid by the fluid receiving device;

scanning the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device by the scanner to produce the scanned data;

comparing the scanned data to the reference data by the control unit;

directing the biological fluid through the first outlet if the control unit determines that the scanned data indicates a presence of only the at least one desirable constituent within the biological fluid; and

directing the biological fluid through the second outlet if the control unit determines that the scanned data does not indicate a presence of only the at least one desirable constituent within the biological fluid.

3 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a healthy cell.

4 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a benign bacterium.

5 . A biological fluid filtration system, comprising:

a fluid receiving device adapted to receive a biological fluid from a patient;

a valve comprising an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, wherein the inlet of the valve is fluidly connected to the fluid receiving device;

a scanner configured to scan the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device to produce a scanned data relating to the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device; and

wherein the control unit is configured to compare the scanned data to a reference data, wherein the reference data includes an image of at least one desirable constituent from an individual other than the patient;

6 . A method of filtering a biological fluid using the biological fluid filtration system of claim 5 , comprising the steps of:

identifying the image of the at least one desirable constituent from the individual other than the patient;

storing the image of the at least one desirable constituent in the reference data;

receiving the biological fluid from the patient by the fluid receiving device;

scanning the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device by the scanner to produce the scanned data;

comparing the scanned data to the reference data by the control unit;

7 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a healthy cell.

8 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a benign bacterium.

9 . A biological fluid filtration system, comprising:

a fluid receiving device adapted to receive a biological fluid from a patient;

a valve comprising an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, wherein the inlet of the valve is fluidly connected to the fluid receiving device;

a scanner configured to scan the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device to produce a scanned data relating to the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device; and

wherein the control unit is configured to compare the scanned data to a reference data, wherein the reference data includes a characteristic of at least one desirable constituent from the patient;

10 . A method of filtering a biological fluid using the biological fluid filtration system of claim 9 , comprising the steps of:

identifying the characteristic of the at least one desirable constituent from the patient;

storing the characteristic of the at least one desirable constituent in the reference data;

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the characteristic of the at least one desirable constituent is identified during a pre-filtration session.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising the steps of:

receiving the biological fluid from the patient by the fluid receiving device during a filtration session, wherein the filtration session occurs after the pre-filtration session;

scanning the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device by the scanner to produce the scanned data; and

comparing the scanned data to the reference data by the control unit.

13 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a healthy cell.

14 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a benign bacterium.

15 . A biological fluid filtration system, comprising:

a fluid receiving device adapted to receive a biological fluid from a patient;

a valve comprising an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, wherein the inlet of the valve is fluidly connected to the fluid receiving device;

a scanner configured to scan the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device to produce a scanned data relating to the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device; and

wherein the control unit is configured to compare the scanned data to a reference data, wherein the reference data includes an image of at least one desirable constituent from the patient;

16 . A method of filtering a biological fluid using the biological fluid filtration system of claim 15 , comprising the steps of:

identifying the image of the at least one desirable constituent from the patient;

storing the image of the at least one desirable constituent in the reference data;

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the image of the at least one desirable constituent is identified during a pre-filtration session.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising the steps of:

receiving the biological fluid from the patient by the fluid receiving device during a filtration session, wherein the filtration session occurs after the pre-filtration session;

scanning the biological fluid within the fluid receiving device by the scanner to produce the scanned data; and

comparing the scanned data to the reference data by the control unit.

19 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a healthy cell.

20 . The biological fluid filtration system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one desirable constituent is comprised of a benign bacterium.

Assignments (2)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2025

From: PARTHASARATHY, JAYANT

To: ASTRIN BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Reel/Frame 070788/0429 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021

From: PARTHASARATHY, JAYANT, MR.

To: ASTRIN BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Reel/Frame 055719/0983 →