Federal Register: April 28, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 83)
DOCID: FR Doc 00-10638
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Army Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Prolonged Storage of Red Blood Cells
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/ 154,102 entitled ``Prolonged Storage of Red Blood Cells'', filed 16 September 1998. This patent has been assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.
SUMMARY:
Prolonged storage of red blood cells,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The invention discloses novel additive
solutions useful for the storage of human red blood cells (RBCs) under
refrigerated conditions. Also disclosed is a method of using the
additive solutions in an appropriate volume to preserve RBCs at about
1 deg. to 6 deg. for up to 10 weeks. Additive solutions and processes
in accordance with this invention allow the viable storage of human
RBCs for an extended period of time in a solution which is directly infusible into humans.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 0010638 Filed 42700; 8:45 am]
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