{
  "patent_number": "US 12733635",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Improving How Blood Platelets Are Stored",
  "original_title": "Platelet storage methods and compositions",
  "summary": "This patent describes new chemical compounds and methods to prevent damage to blood platelets when they are stored, like in blood banks, making them last longer and more effective for transfusions.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent introduces specific chemical compounds, referred to as 'formula I,' and compositions containing them. These compounds are designed to slow, prevent, or even reverse damage to platelets. This damage often happens during blood banking or when platelets are kept cold. By using these compounds, the patent aims to improve how long platelets survive after being transfused into a patient. For example, a blood bank could add these special compounds to bags of platelets before refrigeration to ensure they remain viable for a longer period.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover methods for storing whole blood or other blood components like red blood cells or plasma.",
    "Does not cover methods of platelet storage that do not involve the specific chemical compounds described by 'formula I'.",
    "Does not cover diagnostic methods for assessing platelet damage or viability.",
    "Does not cover treatments for platelet disorders that are not related to storage damage."
  ],
  "filed": "2021-01-13",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "biotech",
    "pharmaceutical",
    "medical_devices",
    "healthcare"
  ],
  "abstract": "Disclosed are compounds according to formula I: \n                         \nand compositions for slowing, preventing, or reversing platelet damage, particularly as may occur during blood banking or during refrigeration of platelets. Also disclosed herein are methods for storing platelets and methods of improving platelet survival upon transfusion with one or more compounds or compositions as described herein.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733635/platelet-storage-methods-and-compositions",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733635/platelet-storage-methods-and-compositions/md",
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