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US 9,801,784 B2Granted
Anaerobic blood storage containers
AssigneeNew Health Sciences, Inc.
InventorsTatsuro Yoshida, Rafael Cordero, Jancarlo Sarita, Michael Zocchi, Michael Wolf, Philip Michael Keegan, Narendran Renganathan, Jeffrey Karl Sutton
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Abstract
A blood storage container for the anaerobic storage of blood, having enhanced sealing methods and materials for the preservation of stored blood is provided.
Claims20
A blood storage device 20 for storing oxygen depleted blood comprising:
- outer receptacle 201 substantially impermeable to oxygen;
- a mesh spacer 213;
- a collapsible blood container 202;
- at least one inlet/outlet 30 that is substantially impermeable to oxygen passing through said outer receptacle 201 and that is in fluid communication with said collapsible container 202;
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- an oxygen and carbon dioxide sorbent 207 situated within said outer receptacle 201, wherein said at least one inlet/outlet 30 comprises a unitary tube that is substantially impermeable to oxygen comprising tubing 304, bond 302, and tubing 205, wherein said unitary tube is a barrier traversing tube 305 comprising an outer layer 308, an inner layer 306, and an oxygen barrier layer 307.
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