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Plasma-like solution

US5968726A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 1997
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P7/08
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aqueous solutions comprising a polysaccharide oncotic agent, a physiologically compatible buffer, a simple hexose sugar, dissolved chloride salts of calcium, sodium and magnesium, and a dissolved organic salt of sodium are disclosed. The solutions are effective substitutes for blood and may be used to preserve the biological integrity of the organs of a mammalian donor organism as shown by superior anatomical integrity of cryopreserved organs and tissues of subjects perfused with the solution. The solutions may be used for maintaining a partially or substantially completely exsanguinated subject at normal temperatures and at temperatures substantially below those normally maintained by a mammal and may be used in conjunction with hypobaric environments to maintain such partially or completed exsanguinated subjects alive without infusing blood back into the subject.

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