Abstract: A device for decontaminating a medical device, the device including a compartment adapted to contain a medical device and a solution, the solution comprising a photoactivatable substance; and a light system providing 360 degrees of exposure to the compartment. Also, a method for decontaminating a medical device, the method including placing a medical device in a compartment with a solution, the solution comprising a photoactivatable substance; incubating the medical device in the solution to allow the photoactivatable substance to attach to pathogens; and exposing the compartment to 360 degrees of light exposure to activate the photoactivatable substance.

Abstract: Blood platelet concentrate in a plasma-free medium. Method for storage of blood platelets in a plasma-free medium which comprises centrifuging plasma to obtain a platelet pellet, removing the supernatant plasma, and resuspending the platelet pellet in a balanced salt medium. The balanced salt medium in an isotonic solution and may be selected from well known physiologically tolerable salt mediums. Additives to enhance platelet storage can be added to the salt medium.