
Angel
®
cPRP System
Operator’s Manual
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Before You Get Started
The Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) System (Angel) is
designed to separate autologous blood or a mixture of blood and bone marrow.
The primary blood components that the Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich
Plasma (cPRP) System separates and collects are red blood cells (RBC), platelet
poor plasma (PPP) and platelet rich plasma (PRP).
The Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) System utilizes a variable
volume separation chamber that is capable of processing between 40 ml - 180 ml
of anticoagulated whole blood or mixture of blood and bone marrow in a single
cycle. A total of 180 ml can be processed over three (3) cycles per disposable.
This manual is intended for users of the Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich
Plasma (cPRP) System. The procedures recommended in this Operator’s
Manual have been developed and tested to provide safe, reliable and efficient
operation of the Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) System.
It is important that the operator thoroughly understand the information in this
Operator’s Manual before attempting to use the Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet
Rich Plasma (cPRP) System.
Introduction
The Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) System is intended to
be used in the clinical labaratory or interoperatively at the point-of-care for the
safe and rapid preparation of platelet poor plasma and concentrate (platelet rich
plasma) from a small sample of whole blood or a small mixture of blood and bone
marrow. The platelet rich plasma from the Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich
Plasma (cPRP) System can also be mixed with autograft and/or allograft bone
prior to the application to an orthopedic site.
Disclaimer
Platelet Rich Plasma prepared from a mixture of whole blood and bone marrow
may contain higher levels of plasma free hemoglobin than Platelet Rich Plasma
prepared from whole blood.
Indications for Use
The Angel
®
Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) System may be
contraindicated in cases where there is active systemic infections or
systemic heparinization.
Contraindications for Use
Before You Get Started