Faulty Filter Prompts Recall of Leukocyte Reduction Device The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned healthcare providers that a faulty filter in recently distributed lots of ...

Thalassemia patients in Kozhikode face leukocyte filter set shortages, despite health authorities' claims of ensuring supply continuity.

Many countries have implemented universal leukocyte depletion (LD) of blood components, whereas in others leukocyte-depleted components may be issued for selected patient groups only. In the UK, a ...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, today announced the launch of the Leukotrap® Affinity Plus Prion and ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a safety advisory on Haemonetics’ Leukotrap RC System, warning that faulty filters in some of the recently distributed devices can result in high leukocyte ...

Collaboration focuses on blood filters, leukoreduction, cleanroom assembly, and disposable medical manufacturing in ISO 7 & ISO 8 cleanrooms. By working with THY Precision (Hong Yang Precision), we ...

Leukofiltration is a mandatory procedure to improve the safety of transfused blood. This is due to the fact that the donor's white blood cells can cause unwanted immune reactions. Therefore, at blood ...

Poor supply of leukocyte filters and chelating medicines at the government hospital in Amritsar has not only added to the woes of thalassemia patients but has also put extra burden on the Thalassemia ...

The haemoglobin level among a section of thalassemia patients in Kerala is reportedly falling down even after transfusion of blood as leukocyte filter sets that are used to prevent adverse reactions ...

Thalassaemia patients at the medical college hospital and SAT hospital are facing shortage of leukocyte filter sets which are used during blood transfusions. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thalassaemia patients ...