Method of filtering viruses from a factor VIII solution
US6967239B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/831
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method for preparing a factor VIII solution that is essentially free of viruses and essentially devoid of vWF (von Willebrand factor) and factor VIII-vWF complexes by (a) obtaining a starting factor VIII solution devoid of factor VIII-vWF complexes; and (b) filtering the solution through a hydrophilic virus filter.
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