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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Lakshman R. Sehgal, Dana Point, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lakshman R. Sehgal, Dana Point, 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 removing antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants from a platelet preparation. In one embodiment, the method includes the step of flowing the platelet preparation through a filtering tube comprising a filtering membrane and separating the antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants from the platelet preparation by tangential flow filtration. In another embodiment, the method includes the step of passing the platelet preparation through porous material that specifically binds to the antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants.