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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Matthias Stiene, Scotland, GB;
Tanja Richter, Scotland, GB;
Jerome Mcaleer, Wantage, GB;
Elliot Plotkin, Scotland, GB;
Manuel Alvarez-icaza, Scotland, GB;
John Allen, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Matthias Stiene, Scotland, GB;
Tanja Richter, Scotland, GB;
Jerome McAleer, Wantage, GB;
Elliot Plotkin, Scotland, GB;
Manuel Alvarez-Icaza, Scotland, GB;
John Allen, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Lifescan Scotland Limited, Inverness, GB;
Abstract
A device and method for measuring clotting times in a fluid, typically blood, within a microchannel, with the onset of clotting being determined by measurement of the rate of change, or the value, of capacitance or impedance between two electrodes situated on either side of the microchannel. The device includes an upper support member and a lower support member with a microchannel formed therein. The device also includes electrodes situated along the length of the microchannel.