Cryoprecipitate is a concentrate of fibrinogen and other clotting factors that precipitates out when frozen plasma thaws. It is used to treat hypofibrinogenemia, bleeding related to massive transfusions, hemophilia when factor concentrates are unavailable, and von Willebrand disease unresponsive to medication. Cryoprecipitate is produced by freezing plasma, thawing it slowly, and collecting the precipitate, which contains fibrinogen and factors VIII, XIII, and von Willebrand factor.