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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:
Feb. 21, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy N Estep, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61K / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604-4 ; 604403 ; 604262 ; 424101 ; 435-2 ;
Abstract
An additive solution is used to preserve normal red blood cell morphology during storage. The solution comprises a concentration of a nontoxic, physiologically compatible sterol, such as cholesterol, epi-cholesterol, lanosterol, stigmasterol, ergosterol, desmosterol, fucosterol, cholestanol, epi-cholestanol, coprosterol, epi-coprosterol, lathosterol, or campesterol. The sterol is present in a concentration of between approximately 1.0 and 3.0 milligrams per milliliter of whole blood.