Method for removing antiplatelet agent and anticoagulant from a platelet composition by diafiltration
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1. A method for preserving platelets, comprising:
- mixing platelets with a platelet preservation composition to form a platelet preparation, said platelet preservation composition comprises an effective amount of a short-to-ultra short acting antiplatelet agent comprising a short-to-ultrashort GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor, and an effective amount of a short-to-ultra short acting anticoagulant comprising a short-to-ultrashort acting factor Xa inhibitor;
storing the platelet preparation for a desired period of time; and
removing the antiplatelet agent and the anticoagulant from the platelet preparation by diafiltration prior to transfusion of the platelets.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for preserving platelet. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of mixing platelets with a platelet preservation composition to form a platelet preparation, storing the platelet preparation for a desired period of time, and removing the antiplatelet agent and the anticoagulant from the platelet preparation by diafiltration prior to transfusion of the platelets. The platelet preservation composition comprises an effective amount of an antiplatelet agent and an effective amount of an anticoagulant.
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1. A method for preserving platelets, comprising:
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mixing platelets with a platelet preservation composition to form a platelet preparation, said platelet preservation composition comprises an effective amount of a short-to-ultra short acting antiplatelet agent comprising a short-to-ultrashort GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor, and an effective amount of a short-to-ultra short acting anticoagulant comprising a short-to-ultrashort acting factor Xa inhibitor; storing the platelet preparation for a desired period of time; and removing the antiplatelet agent and the anticoagulant from the platelet preparation by diafiltration prior to transfusion of the platelets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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