Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm M. C. Mayo
  • Apparatus and method for inactivating viral contaminants in body fluids
    Patent number: 6800432
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inactivating viruses in a body fluid. A mixture including a therapeutically effective amount of methylene blue and an amount of a body fluid is formed in a container under sterile conditions and then the container is irradiated with a light field of a suitable intensity and wavelength for activating the methylene blue for a time sufficient to inactivate viruses in the mixture. The mixture is maintained in a substantially static state within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Ludwig Wolf, Jr., William Bratten, John Foley