Patent ID: 7604626

Claim:
A method of delivering a platelet gel composition to a treatment site of a patient comprising: collecting a portion of whole blood from the patient; adding an anticoagulant to the collected whole blood; centrifuging the anticoagulated whole blood to form a platelet rich plasma; placing a first portion of the platelet rich plasma in a first syringe body; placing a second portion of the platelet rich plasma in a second syringe body; adding to the second syringe body an agent for reversing the effects of the anticoagulant in the second portion of the platelet rich plasma; allowing the second portion of the platelet rich plasma to form a clot within the second syringe body; delivering the first portion of the platelet rich plasma from the first syringe body to the treatment site; and delivering simultaneously thrombin from the second syringe body to the treatment site, wherein thrombin is formed by triturating the clot through a filter material, the thrombin and the platelet rich plasma delivered to the treatment site combine to form the platelet gel composition.