Would you believe that we owe our present day continuous flow cell separators (apheresis machines) to an IBM engineer whose son was diagnosed with Leukemia? Well, its true, and this powerpoint presentation takes you through how it all happened
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B14BC5DZjXDHZGd3d0MtT3h0Mlk/view?usp=sharing
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I've used the IBM 2991/2997 during my very early days in blood component separation and let me tell you, they are (were) engineering marvels! It'll also give you a hint as to how old I must be!
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