Boston, MA — August 15, 2013 — Immunetics, Inc., a leading clinical test provider, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its BacTx ® rapid test for bacteria in apheresis ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a permanent Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code that allows medical ...

Cobe Spectra cell separators (Gambro BCT, Lakewood, CO, USA) running the semiautomated mononuclear cell collection protocol (Version 6.1) according to the manufacturer's recommendations were used for ...

The demand for platelet transfusions is steadily increasing. Platelet concentrates can be obtained either as pooled concentrates from four to six whole-blood donations or as apheresis concentrates ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- For those who find themselves in need of blood and blood products, blood from a volunteer donor can, literally, be just what the doctor ordered. While the need for red ...

Lucknow: The transfusion medicine department of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) started a 24x7 platelet apheresis service on Tuesday in response to rising dengue cases and increased platelet ...

Several strategies have been added to transfusional practice, in an attempt to minimize the problem: leukoreduction, 9 use of ultraviolet irradiated products, 10 dose-dependent platelet transfusion ...

— Second U.S. site to deploy the Reveos ™ system, boosting platelet supply and reducing waste This technology enables faster processing, greater efficiency in blood component production compared to ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a permanent Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code that allows medical ...