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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Silvio Sacco, Coggiola, IT;
Giampero Porro, Como, IT;
Stefano Rinaldi, Parma, IT;
Leopoldo Della Ciana, Lugo, IT;
Assignee:
Dideco S.p.A., Mirandola, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604405 ; 516133 ; 604403 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing foam in a blood substance comprising contacting at least a portion of the blood substance with a contact-generating substrate which comprises an antifoaming agent, wherein the antifoaming agent comprises a triglyceride of one or more saturated or unsaturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.24 fatty acids or a mixture of triglycerides having one or more saturated or unsaturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.24 fatty acids, wherein the triglyceride or mixture of triglycerides has a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of from 5 to 10.