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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:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Heather Reddy, Denver, CO (US);
Raymond P. Goodrich, Lakewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Heather Reddy, Denver, CO (US);
Raymond P. Goodrich, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Gambro, Inc., Lakewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 13/00 (2006.01); C12N 7/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for inactivation of microorganisms in fluids or on surfaces. Preferably the fluids contain blood or blood products and comprise biologically active proteins. Preferred methods include the steps of adding an effective, non-toxic amount of a photosensitizer to a fluid and exposing the fluid to photoradiation sufficient to activate the photosensitizer whereby microorganisms are inactivated.