ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,803, issued on April 8, was assigned to ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Blood purifier" was invented by Teruhiko Oishi (Tokyo), Yusuke Tokimizu (Tokyo), Keitaro Matsuyama (Tokyo) and Naoki Morita (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blood purifier includes a porous molded body; exhibits an excellent blood compatibility wherein platelet adherence is inhibited and exhibits a good cytokine adsorption capacity and a low pressure loss before and after blood treatment; and can be safely used. A blood purifier includes a main vessel and a porous molded body housed in the main vessel. The porous molded body contains a hydrophobic p...