Transfusion of the ‘wrong’ stem cell product would almost inevitably be lethal, yet assays to confirm the contents of the product bag, except by checking labels and paperwork, are lacking. To increase ...

Boston, MA — August 15, 2013 — Immunetics, Inc., a leading clinical test provider, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its BacTx ® rapid test for bacteria in apheresis ...

Napa resident Nancy Burlingame remembers the day her father’s life hung in the balance after he suffered an aneurysm. Hospital staff were searching desperately for blood for a transfusion during his ...

The demand for platelet transfusions is steadily increasing. Platelet concentrates can be obtained either as pooled concentrates from four to six whole-blood donations or as apheresis concentrates ...

A treatment that's similar to kidney dialysis is removing cholesterol from the blood of patients who cannot control cholesterol through diet, exercise and medications. Some patients are genetically ...

On June 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of cold-stored apheresis platelets for the resuscitation of bleeding patients. Apheresis platelets are removed from a donor's ...

Marisa Marques, M.D., Professor and Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine, attended the American Society for Apheresis annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA, May 4-6 ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CaridianBCT and Terumo Transfusion have become Terumo BCT. Terumo BCT is one of the largest, U.S.-based medical device companies focused on blood banking, transfusion ...

In children weighing less than 15 kg, PBSC harvest may be difficult, as the extracorporeal separator has a minimal circuit volume of 280 ml (ie >25% of the child's blood volume BV). During the ...

The global apheresis market is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~8% during the forecast period. The market expansion is driven by the increasing prevalence of chronic and autoimmune diseases, growing ...