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US 11,166,451 · App. 14/345,740 · Granted Nov 9, 2021

Method for living tissue preservation

Inventors: Ilya Ilyin (Wayland, MA); Semyon Kogan (Newton, MA); William E. Grieshober, Jr. (East Amherst, NY); James S. Jones (St. Simons Island, GA); Alexander N. Shumeev (St. Petersburg, RU); Stanislav A. Kolchanov (St. Petersburg, RU); Yana A. Filkina (St. Petersburg, RU); Yuriy Punin (St. Petersburg, RU); Natella I. Enukashvily (St. Petersburg, RU)

Assignee: Rich Technologies Holding Company, LLC

A01N1/021 A01N1/0263 A01N1/0284 A01N1/0289 C12N5/0644 A61J1/1468 A61M1/0272 A61M2202/0427 C12N2500/02

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Patent No.: US 11,166,451
App. No.: 14/345,740
Granted: Nov 9, 2021
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A method for platelet preservation comprising placing a composition comprising platelets in a gas mixture comprising xenon and oxygen under pressure of about 0-10 Bars at a first temperature of about 18° C.-37° C. for a first period of time, and then subsequently cooling the composition to a second temperature of about 0,1° C.-6° C., and holding the composition under the pressure and in the second temperature for a second period of time.

Claims (45)

1. A method for platelet preservation that can be used to extend the life of useable platelets beyond five days comprising the steps of:

a) placing a composition comprising platelets in a gas mixture comprising more than 50% xenon and 5-21% oxygen, wherein a combined content of xenon and oxygen in said gas mixture is at least 95%;

b) maintaining said composition comprising platelets in the presence of said gas mixture for a first period of time and at a first temperature until said xenon in said gas mixture has saturated said composition comprising platelets to at least 60% saturation, said first temperature is above a freezing point of said composition;

c) cooling said composition comprising platelets that is at least partially saturated with xenon to a second temperature, said second temperature being less than said first temperature, said second temperature above a freezing point of said composition, said second temperature being about 0.1° C.-6° C., said pressure at said second temperature is no more than 5 bars; and,

d) holding said composition comprising platelets at said second temperature for a second period of time, said first period of time is less than said second period of time, a pH of said composition at said second temperature is no lower than 6.2.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said gas mixture includes 79%-95% xenon and 5%-21% oxygen.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said gas mixture includes 86%-88% xenon and 12%-14% oxygen.

4. The method as defined in claim 2 , wherein said gas mixture includes 86%-88% xenon and 12%-14% oxygen.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said first temperature is 18° C.-37° C.

6. The method as defined in claim 4 , wherein said first temperature is 18° C.-37° C.

7. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said first temperature is 18° C.-23° C.

8. The method as defined in claim 6 , wherein said first temperature is 18° C.-23° C.

9. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein step of maintaining said composition comprising platelets in said presence of said gas mixture for a first period of time and at a first temperature including subjecting said composition comprising platelets to a pressure of at least 1.1 Bar.

10. The method as defined in claim 8 , wherein step of maintaining said composition comprising platelets in said presence of said gas mixture for a first period of time and at a first temperature including subjecting said composition comprising platelets to a pressure of at least 1.1 Bar.

11. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein step of maintaining said composition comprising platelets in said presence of said gas mixture for a first period of time and at a first temperature including subjecting said composition comprising platelets to a pressure of 1.1-5 Bars.

12. The method as defined in claim 10 , wherein step of maintaining said composition comprising platelets in said presence of said gas mixture for a first period of time and at a first temperature including subjecting said composition comprising platelets to a pressure of 1.1-5 Bars.

13. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said first period of time is about 5 seconds to ten hours.

14. The method as defined in claim 12 , wherein said first period of time is about 5 seconds to ten hours.

15. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said first period of time is about 60 seconds to five hours.

16. The method as defined in claim 14 , wherein said first period of time is about 60 seconds to five hours.

17. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said second temperature is about 3° C.-6° C.

18. The method as defined in claim 16 , wherein said second temperature is about 3° C.-6° C.

19. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said second period of time is 5-21 days.

20. The method as defined in claim 18 , wherein said second period of time is 5-21 days.

21. The method as defined in claim 1 , said composition comprising platelets is at least 80% of full saturation with said xenon gas during said first period of time and at said first temperature.

22. The method as defined in claim 20 , said composition comprising platelets is at least 80% of full saturation with said xenon gas during said first period of time and at said first temperature.

23. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein said composition is placed into a bag or container permeable to said gas mixture and said composition is exposed to said gas mixture in a hermetically sealed chamber.

24. The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein said composition is placed into a bag or container permeable to said gas mixture and said composition is exposed to said gas mixture in a hermetically sealed chamber.

25. A method for platelet preservation that can be used to extend the life of useable platelets beyond five days comprising the steps of:

a) placing a composition comprising platelets in a gas mixture comprising more than 50% xenon and 5-21% oxygen, wherein a combined content of xenon and oxygen in said gas mixture is at least 95%;

b) maintaining said composition comprising platelets in the presence of said gas mixture for a first period of time and at a pressure and a first temperature until said xenon in said gas mixture has saturated said composition comprising platelets to at least 75% saturation, said first temperature is 18° C.-37° C., said pressure is at least 0.1 bar and up to 5 bar, said first period of time is about 5 seconds to 10 hours, said first temperature is above a freezing point of said composition;

26. The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein said combined content of xenon and oxygen in said gas mixture is at least 99%, said gas mixture includes at least 82 vol. % xenon and at least 6 vol. % oxygen.

27. The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein said combined content of xenon and oxygen in said gas mixture is at least 99.5%, said gas mixture includes at least 85 vol. % xenon and at least 10 vol. % oxygen.

28. The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein said combined content of xenon and oxygen in said gas mixture is at least 99.9%, said gas mixture includes at least 86 vol. % xenon and at least 12 vol. % oxygen.

29. The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-5 bars, said first period of time is 60 seconds to 4 hours, said first temperature is 18° C.-23° C., said platelets are maintained in the presence of said gas mixture for said first period of time and at said first temperature and pressure until said xenon in said gas mixture has saturated said composition comprising platelets to at least 90% saturation, said second period of time is at least 5 days, and further including the step of placing said platelets in a gas-permeable container while said platelets are at least partially saturated with said gas mixture and maintained at said second temperature for said second period of time.

30. The method as defined in claim 26 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-5 bars, said first period of time is 60 seconds to 4 hours, said first temperature is 18° C.-23° C., said platelets are maintained in the presence of said gas mixture for said first period of time and at said first temperature and pressure until said xenon in said gas mixture has saturated said composition comprising platelets to at least 90% saturation, said second period of time is at least 5 days, and further including the step of placing said platelets in a gas-permeable container while said platelets are at least partially saturated with said gas mixture and maintained at said second temperature for said second period of time.

31. The method as defined in claim 27 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-5 bars, said first period of time is 60 seconds to 4 hours, said first temperature is 18° C.-23° C., said platelets are maintained in the presence of said gas mixture for said first period of time and at said first temperature and pressure until said xenon in said gas mixture has saturated said composition comprising platelets to at least 90% saturation, said second period of time is at least 5 days, and further including the step of placing said platelets in a gas-permeable container while said platelets are at least partially saturated with said gas mixture and maintained at said second temperature for said second period of time.

32. The method as defined in claim 28 , wherein said in step b) pressure is 3.5-5 bars, said first period of time is 60 seconds to 4 hours, said first temperature is 18° C.-23° C., said platelets are maintained in the presence of said gas mixture for said first period of time and at said first temperature and pressure until said xenon in said gas mixture has saturated said composition comprising platelets to at least 90% saturation, said second period of time is at least 5 days, and further including the step of placing said platelets in a gas-permeable container while said platelets are at least partially saturated with said gas mixture and maintained at said second temperature for said second period of time.

33. The method as defined in claim 25 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-4 bars.

34. The method as defined in claim 29 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-4 bars.

35. The method as defined in claim 30 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-4 bars.

36. The method as defined in claim 31 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-4 bars.

37. The method as defined in claim 32 , wherein said pressure in step b) is 3.5-4 bars.

Assignments (1)

CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 21, 2016

From: ADVANCED PRESERVATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

To: RICH TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

Reel/Frame 039100/0105 →

Continuity (2)

Provisional Application 61539009 · Sep 26, 2011

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