ADM Tronics' Researchers Applaud USA Today Story on Cerus Blood Treatment.Business Editors NORTHVALE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001 Researchers at ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. Tronics (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:ADMT ADMT Active Directory Migration Tool ADMT Air Dry Metric Ton ADMT Automated Data Management Tool ) applaud USA Today for its June 4 cover story "A Ray of Light for Blood Supply," about a process being developed by Cerus of Concord, CA involving treatment of donated blood with ultraviolet light. The ADMT researchers are pleased with the story due to awareness this could bring to research being done at ADMT for, what they believe is a more far-reaching technology based on similar science. ADMT subsidiary, Immuno-Therapy Corporation ("ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → "), is developing the ITC Hemo-Irradiator, a process where ultraviolet light, similar to as described in the USA Today story, is used to inactivate in·ac·ti·vate v. 1. To render nonfunctional. 2. To make quiescent. in·ac  ti·va pathogens, not in donated blood as being done by Cerus, but directly in a patient's blood to help fight various diseases. The process involves drawing a small sample of blood, exposing it to ultraviolet light to inactivate pathogens, then returning the blood to the patient as an auto-transfusion - all in a closed system. Initial tests have been promising and ITC is preparing for wider clinical evaluations for submission to the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. . "We are glad that USA Today is helping to bring awareness of the significant medical potential of ultraviolet light," stated Andre' Di Mino, COO of ADMT, "This helps us in our efforts at bringing our ITC Technology to fruition." ITC technology is derived from a treatment in use decades ago for treating blood-borne diseases. The Knott Technique of Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation ultraviolet blood irradiation Transfusion medicine A technique for ↓ blood-borne infections by zapping packed RBCs with UV light. See Blood filter, Leukoreduction. with the Knott Device was widely used from the 1940s to 1960s until virtually supplanted by the proliferation of antibiotics. Consequently the device was no longer manufactured although some physicians continued the treatment. Due to the surge in antibiotic-resistant diseases several years ago, interest in alternative treatments accelerated. The ITC Hemo Irradiator, under development for 5 years, is aimed at bringing the Knott device to today's standards. ADM Tronics is a technology-based developer and manufacturer of diversified products, categorized into three market segments - therapeutic, non-invasive electronic medical devices, environmentally safe chemical products and innovative dermatological products. Statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, detailed in the Company's filings with the SEC, that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimated results. |
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