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Blood component storage container and method utilizing a polyvinyl chloride plastic formulation free or essentially free of leachable materials
Assignee: Baxter International Inc
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Filing: 1982-09-27
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Granted: 1985-03-19
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Expires: 2002-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A method of storing blood components uses a blood component storage container which is made of a plasticized polyvinyl chloride formulation which includes a heat stabilizer system selected from the group consisting of salts of C 10 to C 26 saturated fatty acids present in an amount of less than about one percent by weight of the composition. Surprisingly, use of only minimal amounts of these higher molecular weight fatty acids results in an effectively heat stabilized product suited for mass production techniques. As a result, the total amount of the heat stabilizer which can possibly leach into blood plasma is significantly reduced. The material from which the container is made preferably includes an effective amount of a plasticizer which is also essentially nonextractable in blood plasma.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry M. Gajewski
- 👤 Paul Measells
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/14; A61L31/143; A61L31/141; C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/09; C08K5/10; C08K5/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of storing platelets in a manner which minimizes the exposure of the platelets to blood extractable substances, said method comprising the step of storing the platelets in a flexible, plastic container, comprising a plasticized and heat stabilized polyvinyl chloride composition free of significantly leachable components and composed of polyvinyl chloride resin, an effective amount of tri(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate for plasticizing said resin and a heat stabilization system selected from the group consisting of salts of C 10 to C 26 saturated fatty acids present in said polyvinyl chloride composition in an amount of from about 0.26 to about 0.35 parts per 100 parts resin by weight.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of storing platelets in a manner which minimizes the exposure of the platelets to blood extractable substances, said method comprising the step of storing the platelets in a flexible, plastic container, comprising a plasticized and heat stabilized polyvinyl chloride composition free of significantly leachable components and composed of polyvinyl chloride resin, an effective amount of tri(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate for plasticizing said resin and a heat stabilization system selected from the group consisting of salts of C 10 to C 26 saturated fatty acids present in said polyvinyl chloride composition in an amount of from about 0.26 to about 0.35 parts per 100 parts resin by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyvinyl chloride composition further comprises an effective amount of an antiblock agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyvinyl chloride composition comprises from about 25 to about 90 parts tri(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate per 100 parts resin by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said polyvinyl chloride composition comprises about 74 parts of tri(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate per 100 parts resin by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said heat stabilization system contains calcium and zinc stearate in a weight ratio of about 1 part calcium stearate to 1 part zinc stearate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said polyvinyl chloride composition comprises, by weight, about 100 parts of resin, about 74 parts of tri(2-ethylhexyl)trimellitate, 0.3 parts of said heat stabilization system containing calcium stearate and zinc stearate in a weight ratio of about 1 part calcium stearate to 1 part zinc stearate and 0.4 parts of a wax antiblock agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the walls of the container have a thickness of from about 0.01 to about 0.20 inch.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of storing blood components in a manner which minimizes the exposure of the components to blood extractable substances, said method comprising the step of enclosing the components in a container made of a plasticized polyvinyl chloride material which includes a polyvinyl chloride resin, a effective amount of a plasticizer which is essentially nonextractable in blood plasma, and a heat stabilization system comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of salts of C 10 to C 26 saturated fatty acids present in an amount of from about 0.26 to about 0.35 parts per 100 parts resin by weight and no other heat stabilizer material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of storing blood components in a manner which minimizes the exposure of the components to blood extractable substances, said method comprising the step of enclosing the components in a container made of a plasticized polyvinyl chloride material which includes a polyvinyl chloride resin, a effective amount of a plasticizer which is essentially nonextractable in blood plasma, and a heat stabilization system comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of salts of C 10 to C 26 saturated fatty acids present in an amount of from about 0.26 to about 0.35 parts per 100 parts resin by weight and no other heat stabilizer material.
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