EAST HILLS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Each year in the U.S. millions of blood donors see a critical part of their donation literally go down the drain. Of the 14.4 million units of whole blood collected annually, a majority (about two-thirds) of the four million whole blood-derived platelet concentrates are discarded. Many blood banks are replacing this valuable resource with much more expensive single donor (apheresis) platelets. Yet there is no medical requirement or clear need to do so. Today Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) is working closely with leading blood banks to change this outdated practice. They are adopting Pall’s AcrodoseTM PL System to efficiently increase the availability of safe platelets for transfusion by making use of the abundant resource of whole blood-derived platelets.
