Whatman HemaSure is Chosen as a Supplier to the Blood Centers of America
30-Nov-2001
Whatman HemaSure, a pioneer in the development of technologies that filter
donated blood to reduce contaminating leukocytes, today announced that it
has signed a purchase agreement with the Blood Centers of America (BCA), a
cooperative of community blood centers from across the U.S., to supply its
r\LS® Pre-Storage Leukoreduction Filtration System for Red Blood Cells to its
members. The BCA chose the Whatman filter as an alternate to the
leukoreduction filtration-systems/order_t/'>filtration systems on the market.
"We chose the r\LS dockable filtration system to supplement the current
offerings to our membership with a high quality red cell filter," commented
Charlie Mosher of the BCA. "Whatman HemaSure has worked hard to improve
this filter and we look forward to working with them."
Last week, Whatman HemaSure began shipping the r\LS filtration systems to
Bonfils Blood Centers, a BCA member and a supplier to the healthcare system
of the state of Colorado. This blood center holds the vision held by its founders
of providing a safe, adequate blood supply for the community. The r\LS
Pre-Storage Leukoreduction Filtration System is an affordable, easy-to-use
system that provides blood centers with a cost-effective way to leukoreduce
Red Blood Cells.
"We are extremely pleased that the BCA has chosen to work with us," states
Bill Slimak, Vice President and General Manager of Whatman HemaSure. "Our
partnership with the BCA and the receipt of the Bonfils order represents a firm
commitment by all the parties involved to provide patients with the highest
quality, safest possible blood."
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