US Patent Issued to Fenwal on Sept. 1 for "Configurable system to automate blood component manufacturing processes" (Illinois, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,937, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Fenwal Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).

"Configurable system to automate blood component manufacturing processes" was invented by Benjamin E. Kusters (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.), Richard I. Brown (Northbrook, Ill.) and Kyungyoon Min (Kildeer, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A configurable automated blood component manufacturing system includes a durable hardware component and a single use fluid flow circuit. The hardware component includes a pump station, a centrifuge, and a controller including a touchscreen. The hardware component further includes hangers for suspending containers, a weight scale a...