Device and method for concentrating and detecting pathogenic microbes from blood products and/or their derivatives
US8507237B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/86
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a device and a method for concentrating pathogenic germs potentiaily present in blood products or derivatives and for detecting said germs comprising the following steps: (a) subjecting a sample of said blood product to a blood cell aggregating treatment, (b) eliminating the aggregates formed at step (a) by passing the treated sample over a first filter allowing through the contaminating germs but not the cell aggregates, (c) selectively lyzing the residual cells of the filtrate obtained at step (b), (d) recuperating the contaminating germs by passing the lysate of step (c) over a second filter to detect the contaminating germs possibly trapped.
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