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One of the next major developments in blood banking was the discovery and patenting of the plastic blood container by Carl Walter in 1950. This made possible the separation of whole blood and the creation of blood component therapy. Dr. Walter’s invention was commercialized by the Baxter Corporation. The Fenwal division later became a freestanding company; the “‐wal” of “Fenwal” represents Dr. Walter’s name. The impact of the introduction of multiple connected plastic containers and the separation of whole blood into its components also began to generate enormous amounts of recovered plasma, which made possible the development of large‐scale use of coagulation factor VIII concentrates.