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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:
Jan. 06, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Fickenscher, Marburg, DE;
Norbert Zander, Marburg, DE;
Assignee:
Behringwerke Diagnostics GmbH, Marburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 69 ; 436 18 ; 436175 ; 435 13 ; 536 21 ;
Abstract
The accuracy of a diagnostic test for determining the coagulability of blood is improved by reducing the interference by heparin. At least one metal salt, preferably a copper or zinc salt, is added to the diagnostic test to avoid or considerably reduce the undesirable influence of heparin on the test.