Patents by Inventor David O. Scamurra

David O. Scamurra has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for removal of HIV and other viruses from blood
    Patent number: 6528057
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method for reducing the viral load by removal of viruses or fragments or components thereof from the blood by extracorporeally circulating blood through hollow fibers which have in the porous exterior surface, immobilized affinity molecules having specificity for viral components. Passage of the fluid through the hollow fibers causes the viral particles to bind to the affinity molecules thereby reducing the viral load in the effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Inventors: Julian L. Ambrus, David O. Scamurra