Abstract:
A blood processing method provides a red blood cell product that is free of microorganisms like Yersinia enterocolitica during storage periods over 24 hours. The red blood cell product is collected in a first container (16), where it is refrigerating to cool the blood product to a temperature of about 3 to 5 degrees C. The refrigerated product is transferred from the first container (16) into a storage container (34) through a prescribed filter medium (44) that comprises a mass of synthetic fibers having an average fiber diameter of about 10 microns or less and a bulk density of about 0.7 gram per cubic centimeter or less. The filtered product is retained in the storage container (34) at a temperature of about 3 to 5 degrees C for a storage period over 24 hours after filtration. Using the filter medium (44), microorganisms like Yersinia enterocolitica present in the red blood cell product at the time of collection are depleted. The filtered blood product remains free of clinically significant numbers of microorganisms throughout refrigerated storage up to time of transfusion.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stable hemoglobin based composition having sufficiently low levels of methemoglobin to effectively function as an oxygen carrying solution upon administration to a patient made by the process comprising: a) adding an oxygenated or deoxygenated form of said blood substitute to an oxygen impermeable package, and b) storing said container at from between 5 DEG C to 45 DEG C for sufficient time to permit the autoreduction of methemoglobin. The stable hemoglobin based composition includes hemoglobin, modified hemoglobin and/or encapsulated hemoglobin. To effectively function as an oxygen carrying solution upon administration to a patient, the stable hemolobin based solution cannot have greater than about 50 % of said hemoglobin based solution in the methemoglobin form but, preferably no more than about 15 %. The invention further relates to a method to store a stable oxygen carrying solution according to the above discussed process.
Abstract:
A blood processing method provides a red blood cell product that is free of microorganisms like Yersinia enterocolitica during storage periods over 24 hours. The red blood cell product is collected in a first container, where it is refrigerating to cool the blood product to a temperature of about 3 to 5 degrees C. The refrigerated product is transferred from the first container into a storage container through a prescribed filter medium that comprises a mass of synthetic fibers having an average fiber diameter of about 10 microns or less and a bulk density of about 0.7 gram per cubic centimeter or less. The filtered product is retained in the storage container at a temperature of about 3 to 5 degrees C. for a storage period over 24 hours after filtration. Using the filter medium, microorganisms like Yersinia enterocolitica present in the red blood cell product at the time of collection are depleted. The filtered blood product remains free of clinically significant numbers of microorganisms throughout refrigerated storage up to time of transfusion.
Abstract:
L'invention se rapporte à une composition stable à base d'hémoglobine comportant des niveaux de méthémoglobine suffisamment faibles pour fonctionner efficacement comme solution porteuse d'oxygène quand on l'administre à un malade et qui est produite au moyen d'un processus comprenant: a) l'addition d'une forme oxygénée ou désoxygénée dudit substitut sanguin à un ensemble de conditionnement imperméable oxygéné et, b) le stockage dudit ensemble à une température située entre 5 °C et 45 °C pendant une période suffisamment longue pour permettre l'autoréduction de la méthémoglobine. La composition stable à base d'hémoglobine comprend de l'hémoglobine, de l'hémoglobine modifiée et/ou encapsulée. Pour fonctionner efficacement comme solution porteuse d'oxygène quand on l'administre à un malade, cette solution stable à base d'hémoglobine ne peut comporter plus de 50 % environ de ladite solution à base d'hémoglobine sous forme de méthémoglobine mais, de préférence, pas plus de 15 % environ. L'invention se rapporte, de plus, à un procédé de stockage d'une solution stable porteuse d'oxygène en rapport avec le processus décrit ci-dessus.
Abstract:
Platelet suspensions and methods for resuspending platelet concentrates are disclosed. The platelet concentrates are resuspended by combining a platelet concentrate with a substance capable of resuspending platelets, such as a salt solution. The resuspended platelets may be stored and/or administered to a patient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a stable hemoglobin based composition having sufficiently low levels of methemoglobin to effectively function as an oxygen carrying solution upon administration to a patient made by the process comprising: a) adding an oxygenated or deoxygenated form of said blood substitute to an oxygen impermeable package, and b) storing said container at from between 5 °C to 45 °C for sufficient time to permit the autoreduction of methemoglobin. The stable hemoglobin based composition includes hemoglobin, modified hemoglobin and/or encapsulated hemoglobin. To effectively function as an oxygen carrying solution upon administration to a patient, the stable hemolobin based solution cannot have greater than about 50 % of said hemoglobin based solution in the methemoglobin form but, preferably no more than about 15 %. The invention further relates to a method to store a stable oxygen carrying solution according to the above discussed process.