Method and apparatus for inactivating contaminants in biological fluid
US5922278A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/3683
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for treating a biological fluid with light and for inactivating contaminants in biological fluid. The biological fluid is contacted with a light source providing a high intensity light to the biological fluid. The biological fluid may include a quantity of a photochemical agent that when activated by light is operable to cause inactivation of at least some of the contaminants.
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