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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:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lily Lin, Berkeley, CA (US);
Laurence Corash, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Tessman, San Leandro, CA (US);
George D Cimino, Lafayette, CA (US);
Stephen T Isaacs, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cerus Corporation, Concord, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-2 ; 424530 ; 424 9372 ; 604-4 ;
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for photodecontamination to inactivate microorganisms in platelet preparations and for removal of psoralen after photodecontamination. Removal is achieved by contacting the psoralen with a psoralen-binding polymer.