US 12,337,260 B2
Method for providing dried plasma
Richard Meehan, Kildare (IE); Robert R. Andrews, Norfolk, MA (US); Herman E. Snyder, W. Lafayette, IN (US); William J. Merritt, Danvers, MA (US); Evan P. Ordway, Salem, MA (US); Clair Strohl, Emmaus, PA (US); Mark A. Popovsky, Sharon, MA (US); Lisa A. Buckley, Portland, OR (US); and Jihae Sohn, Salem, MA (US)
Assigned to Velico Medical, Inc., Beverly, MA (US)
Filed by Velico Medical, Inc., Beverly, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/973,447.
Application 18/973,447 is a continuation of application No. 18/467,102, filed on Sep. 14, 2023.
Application 18/467,102 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/945,124, filed on Sep. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,841,189, issued on Dec. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0099868 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. F26B 25/06 (2006.01); B01D 1/18 (2006.01); C12N 5/078 (2010.01); F26B 3/12 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 1/18 (2013.01) [C12N 5/0634 (2013.01); F26B 3/12 (2013.01); F26B 21/004 (2013.01); F26B 25/06 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
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1. A method of spray drying a plasma from a donor using a spray drying disposable device having a spray drying head and a drying chamber, for use in a spray drying apparatus having a drying gas source providing a drying gas and a pressurized aerosol gas source providing a pressurized aerosol gas, a plasma source providing the plasma; wherein the method comprises steps of:
A) spray drying plasma from the donor with a spray drying disposable device, wherein the spray drying disposable device comprises:
i) the spray drying head, wherein the spray drying head comprises:
(1) a spray dry nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the plasma source and the pressurized aerosol gas source, wherein the pressurized aerosol gas flows in a vortex pattern, wherein, when in use, the pressurized aerosol gas atomizes the plasma entering the drying chamber to obtain atomized plasma droplets;
ii) the drying chamber, attached to the spray drying head, wherein atomized plasma droplets evaporate in the drying gas emitted from the spray drying head, wherein, when in use, the drying chamber receives dried plasma particles and humid air; wherein the drying chamber is configured to house the spray dried plasma, to thereby obtain a container having a unit of spray dried plasma;
B) providing the container having the unit of spray dried plasma at a first time point at which an intended recipient is not in need of a plasma transfusion;
wherein the container having the unit of spray dried plasma is stored for future use by the intended recipient.