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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2002
Kinh-luan (Lenny) D. Dao, Randolp, MA (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
Sheng-ping (Samuel) Zhong, Northborough, MA (US);
Kshitij Mohan, Potomac, MD (US);
Liem VU, Needham, MA (US);
Kinh-Luan (Lenny) D. Dao, Randolp, MA (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
Sheng-ping (Samuel) Zhong, Northborough, MA (US);
Kshitij Mohan, Potomac, MD (US);
Liem Vu, Needham, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A non-woven polymeric matrix for separating leukocytes from a blood sample includes a non-woven three dimensional matrix formed from polymeric fibers having a predetermined pore volume fraction including a defined channel configuration, a predetermined pore size in the range of from about 10 μm to about 250 μm, and a plurality of connections between the plurality of fibers. The matrix is configured so as to remove at least about 98% of leukocytes from at least one unit of packed red blood cells. Methods of making and using the matrix are also provided.