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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1983
Filed:
May. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold R Crews, Miami, FL (US);
James H Carter, II, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Ted Sena, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Coulter Electronics, Inc., Hialeah, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 10 ; 424101 ; 435-2 ; 436 17 ; 436 18 ;
Abstract
This invention utilizes for stabilization of platelets a combination of iodoacetamide and an iminodiacetic acid or salt thereof, together with a compatible bacteriostatic agent, in an aqueous electrolytic solution which is maintained at a preselected range of pH and osmolality. In a preferred formulation, the stabilizing solution contains iodoacetamide, N-(2-acetamido)iminodiacetic acid and sodium penicillin. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, or salts thereof, are optionally present as an additional ingredient.