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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. 22, 1987
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stein Holme, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Assignee:
American Red Cross, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424101 ; 424127 ; 424153 ; 435-2 ; 43524031 ;
Abstract
The invention is a sterile, plasma-free platelet storage medium. The platelet storage medium includes a physiologically compatible, aqueous electrolyte solution. In one liter of this electrolyte solution there is between about 3.0 grams and about 7.5 grams of dextrose, between about 3.0 grams and about 6.0 grams of sodium citrate, and between about 2.0 grams and about 4.2 grams of sodium bicarbonate. The platelet storage medium is isotonic and has a pH in a range of between about 6.8 and about 7.4. The platelet storage medium is capable of storing and preserving platelets for at least 10 days.