Every few seconds, someone around the world needs a blood transfusion as a result of trauma, major surgery, disease or a chronic condition. It is during these circumstances that these lifesaving procedures are relied upon to save or improve the quality of life for countless patients — individuals who can be confident that the blood supply today is safer than ever before, thanks to continual advances in blood donor selection and testing.
Despite these efforts, residual risks of transfusion still remain due to existing and emerging pathogens:
- Donor screening tests are not 100 percent effective and do not detect all agents of disease
- New pathogens continue to emerge due to changes in the environment, human behavior and demographics
- Transfusion recipients may experience adverse effects from residual white blood cells present in donated blood components
CaridianBCT shines new light on blood safety by delivering a groundbreaking technology that pro-actively addresses these challenges through effective pathogen reduction and white blood cell inactivation.
A single platform that provides safer platelet and plasma products, CaridianBCT's Mirasol® Pathogen Reduction Technology (PRT) System offers unique technology that is effective and simple to use, developed to help improve the safety of the world's blood supply.
- The only device in the market to use riboflavin (vitamin B2), a naturally occurring, non-toxic compound, combined with ultraviolet light to reduce the level of disease-causing agents in blood components
- The Mirasol PRT system is also indicated for inactivation of residual white blood cells in blood components
- Delivering immediately transfusable products, the system enables blood centers to confidently release quality blood products for timely patient care
- The Mirasol PRT system is under development for future introduction as a treatment for whole blood
The Mirasol PRT System is in conformance with the Medical Device Directive and is available in select markets. However, the Mirasol PRT System is not for sale in the U.S.