Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
An adsorbent for adsorbing thereonto an autoantibody and/or immune complexes from a body fluid, which comprises a surface and, linked with the surface, at least one hydrophobic member having 6 to 700 carbon atoms and further, linked with the surface or with the hydrophobic member or with the both, at least one negative charge-producing member having no carbon atom or having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said negative charge-producing member being adapted to produce such an effective number of negative charges in a body fluid that the ratio of: ##EQU7## is greater than 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
An adsorbent for adsorbing thereonto an autoantibody and/or immune complexes from a body fluid, which comprises a surface and, linked with the surface, at least one hydrophobic member having 6 to 700 carbon atoms and further, linked with the surface or with the hydrophobic member or with the both, at least one negative charge-producing member having no carbon atom or having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said negative charge-producing member being adapted to produce such an effective number of negative charges in a body fluid that the ratio of: ##EQU7## is greater than 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 1, wherein said ratio is in the range of 1.1 to 10.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 2, wherein said ratio is in the range of 1.2 to 5.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 1 wherein said hydrophobic member is a compound comprising at least one aromatic ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 4, wherein said aromatic ring is a benzene ring or a fused benzene ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 1, wherein said negative charge-producing member is a carboxyl group or a sulfo group.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 1, wherein said negative charge-producing member is linked with the hydrophobic member as a substituent thereof, the number of said negative charge-producing members per hydrophobic member being 2 or more.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 1, wherein said surface is the surface of a carrier which is insoluble in the body fluid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 8, wherein said carrier has a hydroxyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 8, wherein said carrier is of a particle having an average particle diameter of 25 to 2,500 microns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 8, wherein said carrier is of a fibrous form having a diameter of 0.02 to 10 denier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 8, wherein said carrier is a crosslinked copolymer having a hydroxyl group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 12, wherein said crosslinked copolymer is a crosslinked copolymer comprising vinyl alcohol units as the main constituent units.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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An adsorbent according to claim 13, wherein said crosslinked copolymer comprising vinyl alcohol units as the main constituent units is a crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol obtained by hydrolyzing a copolymer of a vinyl ester of a carboxylic acid with a vinyl compound containing an isocyanurate ring.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
111 words
An adsorbing device for an autoantibody and/or immune complexes from a body fluid, which comprises a vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and, contained in the vessel, an adsorbent comprising a surface and, linked with the surface, at least one hydrophobic member having 6 to 700 carbon atoms and further, linked with the surface or with the hydrophobic member or with the both, at least one negative charge-producing member having no carbon atom or having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said negative charge-producing member being adapted to produce such an effective number of negative charges in a body fluid that the ratio of: ##EQU8## is greater than 1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
111 words
An adsorbing device for an autoantibody and/or immune complexes from a body fluid, which comprises a vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and, contained in the vessel, an adsorbent comprising a surface and, linked with the surface, at least one hydrophobic member having 6 to 700 carbon atoms and further, linked with the surface or with the hydrophobic member or with the both, at least one negative charge-producing member having no carbon atom or having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said negative charge-producing member being adapted to produce such an effective number of negative charges in a body fluid that the ratio of: ##EQU8## is greater than 1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
199 words
A blood purifying apparatus for adsorbing and removing an autoantibody and/or immune complexes from blood plasma, which comprises a blood introduction means, a purified blood discharge means, a blood circulation passage provided with a plasma separating means and a blood-plasma mixing means, and a plasma recycle passage having both ends connected respectively to intermediate portions of said blood circulation passage to introduce plasma, which is separated by the plasma separating means, into said mixing means, through a plasma purifying means, said blood circulation passage running between said blood introduction means and said purified blood discharge means, and wherein said plasma purifying means comprises a vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and, contained in the vessel, an adsorbent comprising a surface and, linked with the surface, at least one hydrophobic member having 6 to 700 carbon atoms and further, linked with the surface or with the hydrophobic member or with the both, at least one negative charge-producing member having no carbon atom or having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said negative charge-producing member being adapted to produce such an effective number of negative charges in a body fluid that the ratio of: ##EQU9## is greater than 1.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
199 words
A blood purifying apparatus for adsorbing and removing an autoantibody and/or immune complexes from blood plasma, which comprises a blood introduction means, a purified blood discharge means, a blood circulation passage provided with a plasma separating means and a blood-plasma mixing means, and a plasma recycle passage having both ends connected respectively to intermediate portions of said blood circulation passage to introduce plasma, which is separated by the plasma separating means, into said mixing means, through a plasma purifying means, said blood circulation passage running between said blood introduction means and said purified blood discharge means, and wherein said plasma purifying means comprises a vessel having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and, contained in the vessel, an adsorbent comprising a surface and, linked with the surface, at least one hydrophobic member having 6 to 700 carbon atoms and further, linked with the surface or with the hydrophobic member or with the both, at least one negative charge-producing member having no carbon atom or having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, said negative charge-producing member being adapted to produce such an effective number of negative charges in a body fluid that the ratio of: ##EQU9## is greater than 1.