Blood Cell Storage and CaridianBCT Sign Option Agreement.SEATTLE -- Blood Cell Storage, Inc., Seattle WA, announces that it has signed an option agreement to supply pH testing inserts to CaridianBCT for manufacturing into platelet storage bags for their blood collection systems. Blood Cell Storage, Inc. (BCSI BCSI Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks ) has received permission from, and is working with CaridianBCT to develop a bag to perform the necessary evaluations suitable for 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. clearance using this bag with their integrated pH measuring probe in the U.S. The BCSI integrated pH measuring system for platelet concentrates platelet concentrate Transfusion medicine A product prepared from a single donor, which transiently ↑ platelet count by 5-10 x 109/L/M2 body surface area, if thrombocytopenia is not allows non-invasive pH measuring at the blood centers and just prior to transfusion in the hospital. A reliable, fast and non-invasive pH detection method could assist inventory management as well as help to ensure that patients receive optimum quality platelet transfusions. BCSI has developed a device that can perform multiple non-invasive pH testing of blood platelets. Platelets are stored in sterile bags as solutions in plasma. The pH level of these platelet solutions is a good indicator of their quality and health. Currently there are no regulatory cleared non-invasive methods for measuring the pH of platelet products inside the bag. About CaridianBCT: CaridianBCT, Inc. improves lives through innovation, quality and services delivered by its people, products and processes in blood component technology. It is a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, therapeutic systems, whole blood processes and pathogen Pathogen Any agent capable of causing disease. The term pathogen is usually restricted to living agents, which include viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, fungi, yeasts, protozoa, helminths, and certain insect larval stages. reduction technologies -- serving blood banks, hospitals and clinical and biotech research facilities. Headquartered in Lakewood, CO., the company has global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. in 32 countries and employs more than 2500 people. Learn more at www.caridianbct.com. About BCSI: Blood Cell Storage Inc. is an international medical device company based in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , with European operations based in The Netherlands, specializing in fluorescence based biosensor A device that detects and analyzes body movement, temperature or fluids and turns it into an electronic signal. See lab on a chip and data glove. Biosensor diagnostic systems. For more information visit www.bloodcellstorage.com. |
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