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Extracorporeal system for treatment of infectious and parasitic diseases
Assignee: AUTOMEDIX SCIENCES Inc A Corp OF ILLINOIS
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Filing: 1981-01-15
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Granted: 1983-04-26
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Expires: 2001-01-15
Abstract
Abstract An extracorporeal method is provided for the treatment of a disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms in the bloodstream in which blood is withdrawn from a patient and at least a fraction thereof is treated with a microorganism inactivator. Then, the inactivator and any endotoxins that may be present are removed from the blood or blood fraction, and the treated blood is returned to the patient. The method may also be used to prevent the transmission of pathogenic organisms from a blood donor to a transfusion recipient.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert L. Babb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3687; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
The method of treating or preventing a disease caused by microorganisms in the bloodstream comprising withdrawing blood from a bloodstream, treating at least a fraction of the withdrawn blood extracorporeally with a microorganism inactivator, and thereafter introducing at least a fraction of said blood, having a reduced microorganism level, into a bloodstream, said introduced blood or blood fraction being substantially free of said microorganism inactivator.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
65 words
The method of treating or preventing a disease caused by microorganisms in the bloodstream comprising withdrawing blood from a bloodstream, treating at least a fraction of the withdrawn blood extracorporeally with a microorganism inactivator, and thereafter introducing at least a fraction of said blood, having a reduced microorganism level, into a bloodstream, said introduced blood or blood fraction being substantially free of said microorganism inactivator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first named bloodstream is the same as said second named bloodstream and is the bloodstream of a patient afflicted with said disease.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first named bloodstream is the bloodstream of a blood donor and said second named bloodstream is the bloodstream of a transfusion recipient.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
55 words
The method of treating a disease caused by microorganisms in the bloodstream comprising withdrawing blood from a patient, treating at least a fraction of the withdrawn blood extracorporeally with a microorganism inactivator, and thereafter returning said blood, having a reduced microorganism level, to said patient, said returning blood being substantially free of said microorganism inactivator.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
55 words
The method of treating a disease caused by microorganisms in the bloodstream comprising withdrawing blood from a patient, treating at least a fraction of the withdrawn blood extracorporeally with a microorganism inactivator, and thereafter returning said blood, having a reduced microorganism level, to said patient, said returning blood being substantially free of said microorganism inactivator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said microorganism inactivator is added to said blood or blood fraction in an aqueous medium and wherein substantially all of said microorganism inactivator is removed from said blood before said blood is returned to said patient.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said microorganism inactivator is removed from said blood or blood fraction by dialysis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said blood or blood fraction is monitored by induced fluorescence to determine the level of microorganism inactivator therein after said dialysis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said microorganism inactivator is attached to an immovable carrier and said blood or blood fraction moves past said carrier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said immovable carrier comprises an inner wall of a conduit through which said blood or blood fraction is passed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said immovable carrier comprises a packing material in a packed column through which said blood or blood fraction is passed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said immovable carrier comprises an assembly of spaced parallel plates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said immovable carrier comprises a strand contained in the tubing of a bioreactor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 4 wherein whole blood is treated with said microorganism inactivator.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said blood withdrawn from said patient is separated into a red cell fraction and a plasma fraction, wherein said plasma fraction is treated with said microorganism inactivator and wherein said red cell fraction and said treated plasma fraction are recombined before being returned to said patient.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said disease is a bacterial infection and said microorganism inactivator comprises an antibiotic.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said disease is a viral infection accompanied by viremia and said microorganism inactivator comprises an antiviral agent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said disease is a protozoal infection and said microorganism inactivator comprises an agent effective intracorporeally for the treatment of said disease.
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