Method for the filling of containers with autologous fresh blood components

1. Method for the filling of containers with autologous fresh blood components, wherein it comprises the following phases of:

a) providing an equipment ( 1 ) defining a transit channel ( 3 ) having at least a first gap ( 3 a ) associated with an empty syringe ( 4 ) or the like, at least a second gap ( 3 b ) associated with a bag ( 5 ) or the like containing an autologous fresh blood component and at least a third gap ( 3 c ) connected to a plurality of containers ( 6 ) to be filled;

b) insulating said second gap ( 3 b ) from said third gap ( 3 c ) and placing in communication said first gap ( 3 a ) with said third gap ( 3 c );

c) suctioning the air contained in said containers ( 6 ) to be filled by means of said syringe ( 4 ) so as to define a vacuum inside them;

d) insulating said first gap ( 3 a ) from said third gap ( 3 c ) and placing in communication the latter with said second gap ( 3 b ), said containers suctioning the contents of said bag ( 5 ) due to the effect of the vacuum defined inside them.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises, after the phase d), the following phases of:

e) insulating said first and second gaps ( 3 a , 3 b ) from said third gap ( 3 c ) and placing them in communication with each other;

f) taking at least a part of the contents of said bag ( 5 ) by means of said syringe ( 4 );

g) insulating said first gap ( 3 a ) from said second gap ( 3 b ) and placing in communication the first gap itself with said third gap ( 3 c );

h) conveying the contents taken with said syringe ( 4 ) into said containers ( 6 ).

3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said equipment ( 1 ) comprises at least first valve means ( 7 ) that can be operated to place selectively in communication together said first, second and third gaps ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ).

4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein at least the phases b) and d) and/or the phases e) and g) are carried out by intervening on said first valve means ( 7 ).

5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said transit channel ( 3 ) comprises at least a further gap ( 3 d ) communicating with the outside.

6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said further gap ( 3 d ) is placed between said first and second gaps ( 3 a , 3 b ).

7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises, after the phase c), the following phases of:

c1) insulating said first gap ( 3 a ) from said second and third gaps ( 3 b , 3 c ) and placing it in communication with said further gap ( 3 d );

c2) conveying the air taken by means of said syringe ( 4 ) to the outside through said further gap ( 3 d );

c3) insulating said further gap ( 3 d ) from said first, second and third gaps ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ) and repeating the phases c), c1) and c2) until said containers ( 6 ) to be filled are completely emptied.

8. A method according to claim 7 , wherein it comprises second valve means ( 9 ) that can be operated at least to place in communication said first gap ( 3 a ) with said further gap ( 3 d ), insulating the first gap itself from said second and third gaps ( 3 b , 3 c ), and to insulate said further gap ( 3 d ) from said first, second and third gaps ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ) and by the fact that the phases c1) and c3) are carried out by intervening on said second valve means ( 9 ).