The State University of New York

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Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.

Lynn J Hernan

Bradley P Fuhrman

Stephen F Flaim

Frances Darey Nesti

Michele Cecile Papo

David Marc Steinhorn

Mark S Dowhy

Bjorn Gunnersson

David M Steinhorn

Alexandre T Rotta

Disclosed are methods for reducing the injury to tissues, cells, microorganisms or lipids caused by free radicals. The method comprises exposing a composition comprising perfluorocarbon to the tissue, cell, microorganism or lipids in need of such a treatment. Perfluorocarbons may be used neat in solutions, as gases or as emulsions.

Method for reducing free-radical induced injury

A method for reducing the inflammatory response in tissues of a patient, by contacting the tissue with an effective, inflammation-reducing amount of a liquid or gaseous fluorocarbon.

Fluorocarbons as anti-inflammatory agents

The invention comprises the use of helical propellers as pumping mechanisms, in various sizes and configurations, to improve upon present devices involving the circulation of liquid solutions between gas exchange mechanisms and subjects to which the liquid solutions are delivered. These improvements include the use of helical propellers as the primary source of fluid propulsion within the system, the use of helical propellers for supplementary fluid propulsion at points of high resistance or low pressure, and the use of reversible-flow helical propellers to achieve bi-directional variable rate flow through single lumen conduits.

Gas exchange apparatus and method

A method for reducing the inflammatory response in tissue of a patient, by contacting the tissue with an effective, inflammation-reducing amount of a liquid or gaseous fluorocarbon.

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Buffalo, NY, United States of America

Lynn J Hernan