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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1995
Timothy J Fischer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Janet B Callahan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Paul Joseph Braun, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas Beecher Givens, Rougemont, NC (US);
Julie F Hoffman, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
William Chester Hulette, Hillsborough, NC (US);
John Glenn Link, Durham, NC (US);
Charles Hermas Swope, Raleigh, NC (US);
AKZO Nobel N.V., Arnhem, NL;
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel, fully automated spectrophotometric analyzer and method used for testing blood samples in the clinical laboratory for thrombosis and hemostasis properties. The analyzer tests samples in a fully randomized format, and is fully automated in the areas of specimen handling, sample preparation, optical inspection, data analysis and total quality control for imprecision and bias.