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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stuart E Lind, Winnetka, IL (US);
Assignee:
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Institute, Evanston, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 13 ; 435214 ;
Abstract
An improved method of assaying undiluted whole blood or undiluted plasma for prothrombin is disclosed. The improved method utilizes carinactivase-1 and calcium ions, and eliminates the need for a prothrombin-deficient plasma as a reference plasma.