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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shaye-Wen Shang, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Michael Tung-Kiung Ling, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Lecon Woo, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525 64 ; 525 69 ; 525 71 ; 525 73 ; 525 86 ; 525178 ; 525179 ; 525184 ; 525191 ; 525197 ; 525198 ; 525240 ; 525241 ; 525243 ; 428 357 ; 428 368 ; 428 3691 ;
Abstract
Plastic compositions, containers useful in the storage of red blood cells, and methods for providing such red blood cell storage containers and for storing red blood cells are disclosed. The plastic composition includes a polyolefin copolymer and a plasticizer. The flexibility of such plastic compositions and containers made thereof is substantially unchanged upon heating to a high temperature relative to its flexibility before such heating.