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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1992
Ryuichi Yokohari, Matsudo, JP;
Shinichi Aotsuka, Shonan, JP;
Makiko Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Funahashi, Kobe, JP;
Nobutaka Tani, Osaka, JP;
Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An adsorbent for an autoantibody or immune complex produced by combining an autoantibody with its homologous antigen, which comprises a water-insoluble porous material and a compound having an anionic functional group immobilized onto said material, an apparatus for removing an autoantibody or immune complex thereof using the above-mentioned adsorbent and a method for removing an autoantibody or immune complex thereof from body fluid by passing body fluid through the above-mentioned removing apparatus. According to the present invention, the autoantibody or immune complex thereof can be selectively removed from body fluid without removing useful components in body fluid.