[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 83 (Friday, April 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 24943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10638]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Prolonged Storage of 
Red Blood Cells

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Department of 
the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/
154,102 entitled ``Prolonged Storage of Red Blood Cells'', filed 16 
September 1998. This patent has been assigned to the United States 
Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jay P. Winchester, Attorney-
Advisor, (301) 619-2065 or telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention discloses novel additive 
solutions useful for the storage of human red blood cells (RBCs) under 
refrigerated conditions. Also disclosed is a method of using the 
additive solutions in an appropriate volume to preserve RBCs at about 
1 deg. to 6 deg. for up to 10 weeks. Additive solutions and processes 
in accordance with this invention allow the viable storage of human 
RBCs for an extended period of time in a solution which is directly 
infusible into humans.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-10638 Filed 4-27-00; 8:45 am]
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