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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nancy E. Dubrowny, Garfield, NJ (US);
Andrew J. Harrop, Okehampton, GB;
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/386 ; B01L 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/386 ; B01L 3/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a container assembly that includes a coating composition on an interior surface of the container assembly and more particularly a coating composition for rapid clotting of a blood sample within a blood collection tube. The coating composition includes an intrinsic coagulation activator and an extrinsic coagulation activator for activating intrinsic and extrinsic pathways for promoting the rapid clotting of the blood sample. In addition, the present invention includes a barrier package for enclosing the container assembly.