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US 2012/0258011 A1Published application
Selective cytopheresis devices and related methods thereof
AssigneesCytoPherx, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsH. David Humes, Deborah Buffington
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
Claims23
A system for treating leukocytes, the system comprising:
- a device defining a passageway for flowing a biological sample, the passageway comprising a region configured to sequester a leukocyte originating from the sample;
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- an agent capable of inhibiting release of a pro-inflammatory substance from the leukocyte or deactivating the leukocyte.
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A system for treating platelets, the system comprising:
- a device defining a passageway for flowing a biological sample, the passageway comprising a region configured to sequester a platelet originating from the sample;
- and
- an agent capable of inhibiting release of a pro-inflammatory substance from the platelet or deactivating the platelet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.