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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:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
George D. Cimino, Lafayette, CA (US);
Romilly John Simms, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cerus Corporation, Concord, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 ;
Abstract
Methods and compositions are described for treating contaminants in material intended for in vivo use, and in particular blood and blood products for human use. Contaminants in blood cell preparations are inactivated prior to long term storage and transfusion. Inactivation is accomplished using a device having a unique temperature control design.