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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Robert F. Baugh, Parker, CO (US);
Carole G. Lane, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Adrian C. Wilson, Denver, CO (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for performing a platelet inhibition test on a sample of blood is provided, comprising a plurality of test cells, the cells being adapted for receiving an aliquot portion of the sample, wherein each of the cells comprises an anticoagulant and a clotting activator, and wherein at least one of the cells further comprises a platelet inactivating agent, wherein a clotting time is determined for each of the aliquot portions, and wherein a relative clotting time for each of the aliquot portions comprising the platelet inhibitor is determined as compared to a reference clotting time for a cell containing no platelet inhibitor, wherein the relative clotting times for the cells are determinative of the platelet inhibition of the sample.