SUSAN FLORA LEITMAN
Medical Practice in Rockville, MD
License number
Pennsylvania MD021852E
Category
Medicine
Type
Medical Physician and Surgeon
Address
Address
2
Rockville, MD 20854
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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Address
Phone
2 Candlelight Ln, Potomac, MD 20854
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Apheresis Methods And Devices
US Patent:
2002010, Aug 8, 2002
Filed:
Nov 2, 2001
Appl. No.:
10/008857
Inventors:
Charles Bolan - Silver Spring MD, US
Susan Leitman - Potomac MD, US
Herb Cullis - Gaithersburg MD, US
Susan Leitman - Potomac MD, US
Herb Cullis - Gaithersburg MD, US
International Classification:
A61M037/00, C02F001/00
US Classification:
604/006010, 604/006070, 604/006110, 210/767000
Abstract:
An apheresis method that includes drawing blood from a mammal, adding an amount of an agent effective in preventing coagulation, wherein the agent is an anticoagulant, extracting one or more constituent components from the blood, wherein an extracted blood and constituent component result therefrom, and diminishing the activity of said anticoagulant by introducing an antidote, wherein the amount of antidote introduced is coupled with the amount of anticoagulant added. The antidote is provided either to the processed blood prior to reintroduction to the donor or directly to the donor. The invention also includes an apheresis machine that includes an antidote delivery conduit, wherein the antidote delivery conduit delivers an amount of antidote that is coupled with an amount of anticoagulant delivered.
Apheresis Methods And Devices
US Patent:
2005014, Jun 30, 2005
Filed:
Feb 22, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/067405
Inventors:
Charles Bolan - Silver Spring MD, US
Susan Leitman - Potomac MD, US
Herb Cullis - Gaithersburg MD, US
Susan Leitman - Potomac MD, US
Herb Cullis - Gaithersburg MD, US
International Classification:
A61M037/00
US Classification:
604006010, 604006160
Abstract:
An apheresis method that includes drawing blood from a mammal, adding an amount of an agent effective in preventing coagulation, wherein the agent is an anticoagulant, extracting one or more constituent components from the blood, wherein an extracted blood and constituent component result therefrom, and diminishing the activity of said anticoagulant by introducing an antidote, wherein the amount of antidote introduced is coupled with the amount of anticoagulant added. The antidote is provided either to the processed blood prior to reintroduction to the donor or directly to the donor. The invention also includes an apheresis machine that includes an antidote delivery conduit, wherein the antidote delivery conduit delivers an amount of antidote that is coupled with an amount of anticoagulant delivered.
Filtration Of Red Blood Cells
US Patent:
2003014, Aug 7, 2003
Filed:
Nov 6, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/289686
Inventors:
David Stroncek - Rockville MD, US
Susan Leitman - Potomac MD, US
Herbert Cullis - Gaithersburg MD, US
Susan Leitman - Potomac MD, US
Herbert Cullis - Gaithersburg MD, US
International Classification:
A61M001/14, A61M037/00, A61B019/00, C02F001/44
US Classification:
422/044000, 604/006020, 604/006090, 604/006030, 210/645000, 604/403000
Abstract:
A method of reducing leukocytes in whole blood by collecting whole blood from a donor, increasing the oxygen level of the whole blood, wherein the whole blood includes RBC component and a remainder component, and filtering the RBC component to reduce the amount of leukocytes.