Claims
- 1. A fluid comprising
a collected blood or blood component removed from a donor/patient; and a decontamination treatment solution wherein the decontamination treatment solution further comprises:
a nutrient; an endogenous alloxazine; a buffer; and an anticoagulant wherein the decontamination treatment solution is used in the decontamination treatment of the collected blood or blood components.
- 2. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the nutrient comprises glucose.
- 3. The fluid of claim 2 wherein the glucose is in a concentration between 33-52 mM.
- 4. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the buffer comprises a bicarbonate.
- 5. The fluid of claim 4 wherein the bicarbonate is in a concentration between 63-95 mM.
- 6. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the endogenous alloxazine comprises 7,8-dimethyl-10-ribityl isoalloxazine.
- 7. The fluid of claim 6 wherein the 7, 8-dimethyl-10-ribytl isoalloxazine is in a concentration of approximately 8-50 μM.
- 8. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the anticoagulant comprises citrate.
- 9. The fluid of claim 8 wherein the citrate is in a concentration between 5.1-8.8 mM.
- 10. A bag containing the fluid of claim 1.
- 11. A bag containing the fluid of claim 6.
- 12. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the collected blood or blood component comprises platelets.
- 13. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the collected blood or blood component comprises platelets with about 40% retained plasma.
- 14. The fluid of claim 1 wherein the decontamination treatment solution is further used for storing the collected blood or blood components after the decontamination treatment.
- 15. The fluid of claim 12 wherein the decontamination treatment solution is further used for storing the platelets after the decontamination treatment.
CROSS-REFERENCE To RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/725,426 filed Nov. 28, 2000 which is incorporated herein in it's entirety to the extent not incompatible herewith.
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09725426 |
Nov 2000 |
US |
Child |
10374907 |
Feb 2003 |
US |