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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:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
May. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Antoinette F. Antignani, Chatham, NJ (US);
Emy Cheng, Wayne, NJ (US);
Jeffrey M. Evans, Broken Bow, NE (US);
Nicholas A. Grippi, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Bryan S. Wong, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/56 ;
Abstract
An additive formulation comprising heparinase and trehalose, a method for using the formulation and a device containing the formulation. The additive formulation is useful in substantially neutralizing residual heparin from a blood sample when used in a blood collection tube without interfering with the clinical analysis of the blood sample.