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Sickle cell therapeutic treatment

  • US 4,216,770 A
  • Filed: 02/09/1979
  • Issued: 08/12/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for treating sickle cell disease including the step of withdrawing whole blood substantially continuously from a patient and during said withdrawal of said whole blood performing the following steps:

  • directing the whole blood to a red cell separator;

    separating red blood cells to be treated from said plasma by centrifugation;

    directing the centrifuged separated red blood cells to be treated to a reaction chamber;

    introducing an anti-sickle agent into said reaction chamber and mixing the anti-sickle agent with the red blood cells to be treated;

    directing red blood cells mixed with the anti-sickle agent to a wash chamber;

    introducing washing medium into the wash chamber and washing by centrifugation the red blood cells mixed with the anti-sickle agent;

    removing the washed red blood cells from the centrifuge and directing the washed, treated red blood cells back to the patient.

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