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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:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Randall S. Kent, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Clearant, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/08 ; A01N 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/08 ; A01N 1/02 ;
Abstract
A method for sterilizing products to inactivate biological contaminants such as viruses, bacteria, yeasts, molds, mycoplasmas and parasites is disclosed. The method involves irradiating the product at a low dose rate from about 0.1 kGy/hr. to about 3.0 kGy/hr. for a period of time sufficient to sterilize the product. The method does not destroy sensitive materials such as blood and blood components. Further, the method does not require pre-treatment of the product such as freezing, filtration or the addition of chemical sensitizers.