INTERCEPT

The INTERCEPT™ Blood System is designed for high throughput processing of platelets and plasma from whole blood and apheresis collections. With INTERCEPT, you can efficiently control the safety of these components by implementing amotosalen-based pathogen inactivation technology right in your own blood centre or hospital blood bank.

Mechanism of Action - Amotosalen
The INTERCEPT™ Blood System for platelets and plasma employs the unique properties of a specially developed molecule, amotosalen HCl, to irreversibly block the replication of DNA and RNA, preventing the proliferation of susceptible pathogens.
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Mechanism of Action - Amustaline
Cerus has developed a technology to crosslink nucleic acids and inactivate infectious pathogens and leukocytes in red blood cell components using a proprietary chemical, S-303, and a quencher glutathione (GSH), in a pH dependent reaction.
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The Process - Platelets & Plasma
The INTERCEPT™ Blood System allows you to efficiently control the safety of your platelets and plasma by implementing pathogen inactivation technology right in your own blood center or hospital blood bank.
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Platelets
The INTERCEPT™ Blood System for platelets is intended for the ex vivo pathogen inactivation of whole-blood-derived and apheresis platelets.
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Plasma
The INTERCEPT™ Blood System for plasma is intended for the ex vivo pathogen inactivation of whole-blood derived plasma and apheresis plasma. The system is used to inactivate a broad spectrum of viruses, bacteria, protozoa and contaminating donor leukocytes in plasma components.
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Red Blood Cells
The INTERCEPT™ Blood System for red blood cells was designed with the following blood safety and availability goals in mind.
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INTERCEPT

Mechanism of Action - Amotosalen

Mechanism of Action - Amustaline

The Process - Platelets & Plasma

Platelets

Plasma

Red Blood Cells

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