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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
May. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Erich Wilk, Einhausen, DE;
Peter Vogel, Hemsbach, DE;
Rolf Lerch, Ilvesheim, DE;
Erich Schneider, Mannheim, DE;
Andreas Marschall, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06D / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210767 ; 210732 ; 210506 ; 210508 ; 422 56 ; 422 73 ; 422101 ; 436177 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a device and its use for separating plasma from whole blood by means of a fibre-containing layer which contains an erythrocyte-aggregating substance and is characterized in that the fibre-containing layer contains glass fibres which are coated with polyvinyl alcohol or with polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate. The invention also concerns a test carrier for the determination of a blood component as well as a process for separation from whole blood in which the device according to the present invention is used.