Methods for sterilizing biological materials
US6946098B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/3686
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for sterilizing biological materials to reduce the level therein of one or more biological contaminants or pathogens, such as prions, responsible for the disease states known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in mammals. These methods involve sterilizing biological materials with irradiation.
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