MONET® treatment procedure
During lipoprotein filtration, venovenous or AV fistula access can be used. The procedure consists of two steps: In step one, the plasma is separated from whole blood by plasma filtration or centrifugation. In step two, the plasma is passed through a second filter, the MONET® plasma fractionator. MONET® retains high-molecular components, such as:
- Low density lipoprotein (LDL)
- Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)
- Lp(a)
- Triglycerides
- Fibrinogen
- IgM and IgA
Finally, the purified plasma is combined again with the whole blood and returned to the patient.