Patents
US 12258582 B2: Method of blood pooling and storage
- Granted
- 2025-03-25
- Filed
- 2019-07-17 application 16514689
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The disclosure provides methods of making a red blood cell, plasma, and platelet products having a uniform dose and volume. The method comprises pooling a plurality of blood units, leukoreducing the blood and inactivating any pathogen contained therein. Plasma, RBCs, and platelets are then divided into uniform dose and volume units which have an extended shelf life.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250325.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Blood Center, Inc. 57 patents | US company or organization | New York, NY | NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER INC Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth H. Shaz | New York, NY | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Hillyer | New York, NY | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N5/0641 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K5/0114 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01N | Preservation of bodies of humans or animals or plants or parts thereof ; biocides, e.g. as disinfectants, as pesticides or as herbicides ; pest repellants or attractants; plant growth regulators | A01N1/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K35/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M1/0272 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HILLYER, CHRISTOPHER D. signed 2012-05-24 SHAZ, BETH signed 2012-05-24 | NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER, INC. NEW YORK, NY | 49782/67 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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