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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Douglas Hole, Edmonton, CA;
Christopher C. Miller, North Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Douglas Hole, Edmonton, CA;
Christopher C. Miller, North Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Pulmonox Technologies Corporation, Edmonton, Alberta, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of reducing pathogens in blood by exposure to a nitric oxide containing gas in an extracorporeal circuitry is provided. The method includes: obtaining blood from a mammal or a blood source, separating the blood into plasma and blood cells, exposing the plasma to nitric oxide containing gas, combining the exposed plasma with the blood cells, reducing nitric oxide content in the recombined blood, and returning the blood to the mammal or blood source.