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Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies’ IMUGARD Platelet Pooling Set Cleared by FDA

LAKEWOOD, Feb. 23, 2023Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and official launch of its IMUGARD® WB Platelet Pooling Set, which supports extended shelf life of whole blood-derived platelets from five days to seven days.1 IMUGARD is the first platelet pooling set approved for seven-day storage in the U.S. and provides an alternate source of platelet supply at a time when demand continues to increase while the supply remains challenged by the lack of blood donors. Read More…