Blood in a separation chamber is separated into a
red blood cell layer, a
plasma constituent, and a mononuclear
cell-containing layer. A portion of the
plasma constituent exits the chamber via a
plasma outlet, while a first portion of the
red blood cell layer exits via a
red blood cell outlet. A second portion of the red
blood cell layer exits the chamber via the red
blood cell outlet and is collected. At least a portion of the collected red
blood cell layer may then be conveyed to the chamber via the red blood
cell outlet to convey at least a portion of the mononuclear
cell-containing layer out of the chamber via the plasma outlet for collection. A second portion of the plasma constituent may be conveyed out of the chamber via the plasma outlet to more fully collect the mononuclear cell-containing layer without the use of collected plasma.