Patent ID: 6841170

Claim:
A process for preparing a platelet gel comprising mixing a platelet concentrate with calcium chloride and batroxobin, wherein said platelet concentrate is obtained with a process comprising: i) centrifuging 40-50 ml of venous blood at 180 g for 20 minutes thereby obtaining two phases a dark one constituted by precipitated red and white cells at the bottom of the centrifuge probe, and a clear one visible in the upper part of the same tube, consisting of platelet rich plasma; ii) centrifuging the recovered platelet rich plasma at 580 g for 20 minutes thereby obtaining platelets sedimentation as “pellets” whereas the liquid supernatant consists of platelet poor plasma; iii) suspending said pellets in an aliquot of said platelet poor plasma necessary to obtain a platelet concentrate of about 6 ml.