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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Victor Grifols Lucas, Barcelona, ES;
Victor Grifols Roura, Barcelona, ES;
Inventors:
Victor Grifols Lucas, Barcelona, ES;
Victor Grifols Roura, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
GRIFOLS, S.A., Barcelona, ES;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/14 (2015.01); A61M 1/34 (2006.01); A61K 35/16 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/14 (2013.01); A61M 1/3496 (2013.01); A61K 35/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for treating cholesterol disorders includes administering at least one treatment regime including two or more rounds of plasmapheresis to a patient having abnormal total cholesterol, abnormal LDL levels and/or abnormal HDL levels prior to treatment. Treatment according to the method results in decreased LDL levels in patients having abnormal LDL levels and increased HDL levels in patients having abnormal HDL levels. Each subsequent round of plasmapheresis is conducted weekly, but no more than twice per week.