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INVEST IN THE FUTURE TODAY
Human BioSystemsTM™
transforms preservation technology with simple and efficient systems
for platelets and organs.
Human BioSystems, (OTC-BB:HBSC)
has pioneered revolutionary technologies that may forever change
both the blood banking and organ and tissue transplantation industries.
Developed after many years of research into extending the preservation
periods of biological materials, these cutting-edge technologies
may soon be available to save potentially thousands of lives and
hundreds of millions of dollars.
FOR PLATELETS: THE MIRACLE COMPONENT
OF BLOOD
The Human BioSystems biological
preservation program is a technologically advanced preservation
and storage system. It extends the life of platelets, the congealing
component of blood. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments
are the predominant recipients of platelet transfusions. Other persons
that often require platelet transfusions are patients undergoing
extensive surgery, trauma or burn victims, and individuals with
platelet deficiencies such as caused by bone marrow disease.
Currently, platelet storage time
is limited to a maximum of five days as mandated by the FDA, due
to the fact that they are stored at room temperature which creates
potential bacterial problems and a loss of platelet functionality.
Thousands of units of platelets are discarded at the end of the
five-day period, creating shortages and wasting extraordinary amounts
of money. Platelets older than three days may contain a high bacterial
count causing a risk of infection to patients. In Japan government
regulation requires that all platelets be used within three days.
The FDA presently requires blood
banks to perform tests to screen for viral diseases, which can take
up two days. Bacterial testing has not been mandated due to the
short period of time remaining for infusion. However, this situation
may change because of consumer and government pressure to have blood
centers and hospitals do testing for bacteria. If the FDA rules
in favor of this, it will undoubtedly cause many problems for the
blood industry.
Our goal is to change this storage
dilemma. Our unique patent- pending technology could double the
storage period for platelets, may dramatically reduce bacterial
growth and may maintain better platelet functionality. Upon further
development and regulatory approvals, we expect to be a major supplier
to the industry with our improved platelet storage technology.
FOR ORGANS: BREAKTHROUGH PRESERVATION
TECHNOLOGY
The Human BioSystems organ preservation
system is a technologically advanced storage program. It promises
to dramatically extend the shelf life of hearts, kidneys, lungs,
livers and pancreas.
Today, the most effective treatment
for patients with organ failure is to surgically replace the failed
organ with a viable donated organ from a living person or from a
cadaver donor. Organ transplantation can save or improve the quality
of life for many patients.
The increasing number of organ
transplantations requires more available organs and increases the
need to store donor organs. Testing and transportation time to get
the best possible match of organ to the recipient increase the need
for improved organ storage methods compared to current technology.
We are dedicated in becoming
the leading supplier of extended organ preservation technology.
With currently applied preservation methods, the human heart and
lungs are viable for only four to six hours, whereas the liver and
the pancreas can be preserved marginally longer. Kidneys are stored
on ice for up to 24-36 hours. Our goal is to extend shelf life of
organs from hours to days while maintaining viability, safety, and
quality for successful transplantation, reduce hospital stays and
allow for scheduled procedures to be the rule versus emergency procedures.
In contrast, expensive perfusion systems can extend the viability
of the human heart for only a few hours longer than is possible
with a simple ice chest.
The availability of longer preservation
times though our preservation technology will facilitate closer
donor/recipient organ-matching criteria, reduce or eliminate organ
spoilage, and provide ample time to transport the organ, regardless
of the location of either the donor or recipient.
We envision our proprietary technique
to be at the forefront of organ preservation technology. Our market
opportunity for organ preservation products in the year of 2005
is approximately $ 300,000,000.
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