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US 10,969,171 B2Granted
Lyophilization
AssigneeTerumo BCT, Inc.
InventorsFrank Corbin, III, Dennis J. Hlavinka, Rajesh Pareta, Mark E. Hillam
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatuses for lyophilizing, storing, and transfusing materials are described. In embodiments, the materials may include whole blood or a component of whole blood such as plasma.
Claims4
A method of lyophilizing material, the method comprising:
- pooling liquid in a container to create pooled liquid;
- adding a photosensitizer to the pooled liquid;
- exposing the pooled liquid with the photosensitizer to a light source to create a pathogen reduced liquid;
- lyophilizing the pathogen reduced liquid, wherein the lyophilizing comprises:
- cooling the pathogen reduced liquid to freeze a liquid component to create a solid;
- subjecting the solid to a first pressure, which is less than atmospheric pressure;
- and
- sublimating a portion of the solid.
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