Compositions and methods for measuring and expanding blood volume
US10279052B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/49
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for measuring, adjusting and maintaining the level of blood volume in a patient is described. A blood volume expander composition includes, in combination, a standard umodified protein, colloid or crystalloid and a fluorescently-labeled protein colloid or crystalloid of approximately the same molecular weight. The use of blood volume expander to measure, adjust and maintain the level of blood volume in a patient also is described.
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