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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1995
Dennis Mochnal, Clinton, NJ (US);
Janice Jakway, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Gilbert J Quinton, Staten Island, NY (US);
Ortho Diagnostic Systems Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing treated naturally occurring or synthetic particles using a blood cell processor is provided. The method comprises adjusting the blood cell processor to allow a dispersion of such particles to come into contact with a treatment material in an amount and for a period of time sufficient to modify all or a portion of the surface of such particles. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises washing collected red blood cells; separating a selected volume of said washed red blood cells; and treating one portion of said separated washed cells with a selected proteolytic enzyme, to prepare a red blood cell reagent.