Patents
US 12414920 B2: Spray-dried blood products and methods of making same
- Granted
- 2025-09-16
- Filed
- 2021-12-30 application 17566226
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of preparing dehydrated blood products, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hydrated blood product; (b) spray-drying the hydrated blood product to produce a dehydrated blood product, as well as dehydrated blood products made by the method. The present invention is directed to a method of treating a patient suffering from a blood-related disorder, comprising the steps of: (a) rehydrating a therapeutic amount of the dehydrated blood products to produce a rehydrated therapeutic composition; and (b) administering the rehydrated therapeutic composition to the patient. The present invention is directed to a bandage or surgical aid comprising the dehydrated blood products described above.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250916.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velico Medical, Inc. 58 patents | US company or organization | Beverly, MA | VELICO MEDICAL INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Fischer | Durham, NC | 48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph A. DaCorta | Durham, NC | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Lawrence Galiger | Durham, NC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K9/1688 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F13/00063 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L15/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P7/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENTEGRION, INC signed 2022-08-01 | VELICO MEDICAL, INC BEVERLY, MA | 72096/228 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-08-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GALIGER, MICHAEL L signed 2011-09-27 DACORTA, JOSEPH A signed 2011-09-28 FISCHER, THOMAS H signed 2011-10-04 | ENTEGRION, INC. DURHAM, NC | 72096/124 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-09-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENTEGRION, INC. signed 2022-08-01 | VELICO MEDICAL, INC. BEVERLY, MA | 61250/440 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-12-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GALIGER, MICHAEL L. signed 2011-09-27 DACORTA, JOSEPH A. signed 2011-09-28 FISCHER, THOMAS H. signed 2011-10-04 | ENTEGRION, INC. DURHAM, NC | 58510/424 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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