Owner Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Inventors Boynton, Alton L.; Monahan, Steven J.; Lodge, Patricia A.; Bosch, Marnix L.; Harris, Paul C.; Turner, Allen

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2003243673

PCT Number PCT/US03/19428

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/000444

Priority 60/390,730 19.06.02 US

Filing date 19 June 2003

Wipo publication date 6 January 2004

Acceptance publication date 21 January 2010

C12M 1/26 (2006.01) Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology - Inoculator or sampler

A61M 1/34 (2006.01) Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes - Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration, diafiltration

A61M 1/36 (2006.01) Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes - Other treatment of blood in a by-pass of the natural circulatory system, e.g. temperature adaptation, irradiation

B01D 61/00 (2006.01) Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration

B01D 61/14 (2006.01) Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration - Ultrafiltration

B01D 61/16 (2006.01) Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration - Feed pretreatment

B01D 61/18 (2006.01) Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration - Apparatus therefor

B01D 61/22 (2006.01) Processes of separation using semi-permeable membranes, e.g. dialysis, osmosis or ultrafiltration - Controlling or regulating

C12M 3/00 (2006.01) Tissue, human, animal or plant cell, or virus culture apparatus

C12N 5/06 (2006.01) Undifferentiated human, animal or plant cells, e.g. cell lines -

A61M 1/38 (2006.01) Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes - Removing constituents from donor blood and returning remainder to body