Device for measuring blood coagulation and method thereof
US7005857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2010/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for measuring clotting times in a fluid, typically blood, within a microchannel, with the onset of clotting being determined by measurement of the rate of change, or the value, of capacitance or impedance between two electrodes situated on either side of the microchannel. The device includes an upper support member and a lower support member with a microchannel formed therein. The device also includes electrodes situated along the length of the microchannel.
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