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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:
Dec. 18, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald J Leonard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210636 ; 210651 ; 21032165 ;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a novel process for collecting and storing platelets. The process enables the platelets to be removed from a patient prior to surgery, stored in a quiescent environment, and returned to the patient at the end of the surgery.