Multiple coagulation test device and method
US5366869A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/106664
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multiple coagulation test device has a plurality of tubes, each tube having associated coagulation detection means, and containing a treatment dosage of a coagulation enhancing agent. Whole blood samples are placed in the tubes which are mixed and warmed to 37.degree. C., with the time to coagulation determined. The agent giving the lowest clotting time is selected as the most effective treatment for reducing hemorrhaging within a few minutes and the selected treatment begun. Utilizing the inventive device eliminates the need to use a multiple agent approach, by identifying the most effective course of action.
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