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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:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew S. Platz, Columbus, OH (US);
Raymond P. Goodrich, Jr., Pasadena, CA (US);
Nagender Yerram, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ; A01N 1/02 ; A01N 4/316 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/500 ; A01N 1/02 ; A01N 4/316 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for inactivating viral and/or bacterial contamination in blood cellular matter, such as erythrocytes and platelets, or protein fractions. The cells or protein fractions are mixed with chemical sensitizers, frozen or freeze-dried, and irradiated with, for example, UV, visible, gamma or X-ray radiation while in the solid state.