How is the plasma removed?
Donating plasma is similar to donating blood. A needle is placed in the vein of an arm and blood is collected in specialized medical equipment called a plasmapheresis device. The plasma is separated from the red blood cells and other cellular components of the blood. The red blood cells are returned to the donor often with sterile saline solution to help the body replace the plasma removed from the blood. Any and all material that comes into dontact with the donor’s blood during plasmpheresis is sterile and single-use.
