IRAP – for producing autologous condition serum (ACS)

What is it?
Irap is a syringe system which is used to produce autologous condition serum (ACS)

What is ACS?
ACS contains active quantities of autologous antiinflammatory and regenerative cytokines.

How does it work?
Whole blood is taken from the horse into the irap syringe. This is then incubated, centrifuged and the serum extracted for re-injection into the horse from which the blood was taken.

What can it be used for?
Joint lameness, muscle injuries, tendon and ligament injuries.

Has it been tested?
A blinded placebo controlled trial gave excellent results

• Blood Collection withirap 50ml-syringe under routine aseptic conditions
• 1-2 syringes are required per patient
• Label syringe pateirnt data

• Incubation of syringe at 37 C 24 kours
• Process each patient’s blood separately
• Centrifuge incubated syringe 10 min at 3700 rpm
• Load centrifuge symmetrically

• Disinfect syringe thoroughly
• Carefully aspirate serum with 20 ml- syringe

• Aliquote autologous conditioned serum through filter / adapter into 5 ml syringes
• Close 5 ml – syringes with sterile caps

• Immediately label 5 ml – syringes with patient data
• Keep all syringes of one patient in a store package at 18 C until use
• Shelf Life at least 7 months