Abstract: Compositions and devices are provided for the specific removal of components of plasma in efficient and economical ways. The devices provide for a tortuous path of the plasma through a high surface material to which is bound a binding compound for removal of the fluid component. The devices find particular application with plasma, in diagnosis, therapy, and for production of specific physiologically active materials.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 1988
Date of Patent:
June 11, 1991
Assignee:
Applied ImmuneSciences
Inventors:
Thomas B. Okarma, Chin-Hai Chang, Brian R. Clark, L. Bernard Lerch