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US 6,586,749 B2Granted
Device and method for photoactivation
AssigneeCerus Corporation
InventorsGeorge D. Cimino, Romilly John Simms
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Abstract
Methods and compositions are described for treating contaminants in material intended for in vivo use, and in particular blood and blood products for human use. Contaminants in blood cell preparations are inactivated prior to long term storage and transfusion. Inactivation is accomplished using a device having a unique temperature control design.
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A device, comprising:
- i) a source of electromagnetic radiation comprising a bulb having first and second ends and a middle region;
- ii) a blood bag support configured such that at least a portion of said electromagnetic radiation from said bulbs contacts a blood bag when positioned on said support;
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- iii) a means for preventing said contact of electromagnetic radiation from at least a portion of each of said first and second ends.
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A device, comprising:
- i) a source of electromagnetic radiation comprising a bulb having first and second ends and a middle region;
- ii) a plate positioned such that at least a portion of said electromagnetic radiation from said bulb contacts a blood bag when placed on said plate;
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- iii) an opaque material positioned around each end of the bulb to prevent said contact of electromagnetic radiation from at least a portion of each of said first and second ends.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.