- Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
- More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.
- A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S. (2006).
- The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately 3 pints.h
- The blood type most often requested by hospitals is Type O.
- The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
- Sickle cell disease affects more than 80,000 people in the U.S., 98 percent of whom are African American. Sickle cell patients can require frequent blood transfusions throughout their lives.
- More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
- A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 pints of blood.
- One donation can save the lives of up to three people.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Facts about blood needs in the U.S.
Kensey Nash Q2 - Edited
Josh Jennings - Jefferies & Company
And then just last one just on the St. Jude supply agreement. Anymore color you could provide in terms of what happens? I know that's a tiered supply agreement for the component parts, but after 2011, it seems that that minimum 25% does that end in 2011 and you could renegotiate for 2012? And then lastly, is there any risk of the Angio-Seal royalty rate going away at some point?
Joseph Kaufmann
On the supply agreement, it's a two-year deal that starts at January 2011, so it goes out for '11 and '12. And then after that it will be determined whether it will be expanded, increased, decreased, or renewed, I don't know at this time.
As far as royalties are concerned, we are a royalty on Angio-Seal sales. As long as there is at least one claim on any patent, we're entitled to the full 6% royalty, there aren't any step-downs. So as long as there is patents in place that are being utilized, then that's when we continue to receive the royalty.