Patent ID: 8926543
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61K,A61M,A61P,B01D,B01J

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a disease in a patient comprising: (a) providing an apheresis system including a blood perfusion filter comprising at least one bioincompatible material; (b) connecting the patient's blood circulation with the apheresis system such that the patient's blood passes through the blood perfusion filter before reentering the patient's body; (c) placing the patient under general anesthesia and providing physiological support to the patient; (d) circulating the patient's blood through the apheresis system for about one hour; and (e) keeping the patient under general anesthesia for at least 5 hours after circulating the patient's blood through the apheresis system, wherein circulating the patient's blood through the blood perfusion filter creates a lymphocyte dominant state in the patient's immune system.