A body fluid treating filter device capable of maintaining its treating
pressure within a clinically safe pressure range even if body fluid
treatment is performed over a long period and having excellent property
for recovering a body fluid after the body fluid treatment is completed.
A body fluid treating cylindrical filter layer is stored in a cylindrical
container having two body fluid flow ports. The cylindrical filter layer
is disposed so that the inner space of a container can be divided into
two parts by making its both end parts fluid-tight and fixing at least
one of these both end parts to the inner wall surface of the container.
One of the inner spaces of the container divided by the cylindrical
filter layer is allowed to communicate with the first body fluid flow
port and the other of the inner spaces of the container divided by the
cylindrical filter layer is allowed to communicate with the second body
fluid flow port. The body fluid treating cylindrical filter device is
characterized in that a bar-like flow passage resistant member extending
along the center axis is installed in the hollow part of the cylindrical
filter layer, and a spacer layer for flowing the body fluid of 0.7 to 3.5
mm in thickness is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the
cylindrical filter layer and the container and between the inner
peripheral surface of the cylindrical filter layer and the flow passage
resistance member.