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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Kin-Lam Lee, Acton, MA (US);
Yves Fouron, Marlborough, MA (US);
Franco Castino, Sudbury, MA (US);
Charles Melvyn Zepp, Hardwick, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hemasure, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210645 ; 210694 ; 436177 ;
Abstract
Filter devices for simultaneously removing leukocytes and viral inactivating agents from whole blood or blood fractions are disclosed. One type of device comprises (1) a housing surrounding (2) activated carbon and (3) a mechanically stable polymeric material which may optionally be modified to attach a ligand for leukocytes. General methods for removing leukocytes and viral inactivating agents from blood and plasma are also disclosed.