A filtration device having at least one filter packet and a retainer is
described. The filter packet includes a membrane having at least a first
opening therethrough. The filter packet further includes a retentate
screen in fluid communication with the first side of the membrane and a
filtrate screen in fluid communication with the second side. The
retentate screen includes a permeable material and a seal around an outer
perimeter of the permeable material. The permeable material has at least
a feed port-defining zone in fluid communication with the first opening.
The filtrate screen includes a permeable material and at least a feed
port-defining zone in fluid communication with the first opening. The
feed port-defining zone of the filtrate screen includes a seal around a
perimeter thereof. The filtrate screen has a perimeter open to a filtrate
collection area.