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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:

John R. Hess, Bethesda, MD (US);

Tibor J. Greenwalt, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

John R. Hess, Bethesda, MD (US);

Tibor J. Greenwalt, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides an aqueous composition for storage of red blood cells consisting essentially of: adenine; dextrose; at least one nonmetabolizable membrane-protectant sugar; and a specifically defined pH buffering system. Also provided are improved methods for preserving red blood cells and methods for increasing the viability, membrane retention, and recoverability while suppressing apoptosis, hemolysis, and post-reinfusion clearance of stored red blood cells which utilize the novel compositions.


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Hess, John. (2014). Compositions substantially free of sodium chloride and methods for the storage of red blood cells (U.S. Patent No. 8709707). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8709707

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