Food and Drug Regulations

C.04.400 In this section and in sections C.04.401 to C.04.428

donor

donor means a donor of blood for plasmapheresis; (donneur)

human plasma

human plasma means the fluid portion of blood that has been collected by plasmapheresis and stabilized against clotting; (plasma humain)

plasmapheresis

plasmapheresis means the process comprising

• (a) the withdrawal of blood from a donor,

• (b) the separation of the plasma from the red blood cells, and

• (c) the return of the red blood cells to the donor; (plasmaphérèse)

practitioner

practitioner means a person registered and licensed under the laws of a province to practise the profession of medicine; (praticien)

red blood cell suspension

red blood cell suspension means red blood cells suspended in sodium chloride solution that have been collected by plasmapheresis and stabilized against clotting. (suspension de globules rouges)