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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Lakshman R. Sehgal, Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lakshman R. Sehgal, Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biovec Transfusion, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for preserving platelet. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of mixing platelets with a platelet preservation composition to form a platelet preparation, storing the platelet preparation for a desired period of time, and removing the antiplatelet agent and the anticoagulant from the platelet preparation by diafiltration prior to transfusion of the platelets. The platelet preservation composition comprises an effective amount of an antiplatelet agent and an effective amount of an anticoagulant.