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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:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Emmanuel C. Mpock, Salida, CA (US);
Ben Clawson, Soquel, CA (US);
Sean P. Murphy, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Emmanuel C. Mpock, Salida, CA (US);
Ben Clawson, Soquel, CA (US);
Sean P. Murphy, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Farallon Medical, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 37/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/86 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for performing a blood coagulation assay, having: a reaction chamber; at least one moveable member configured to mix contents of the reaction chamber; a sensor configured to detect the presence of a blood clot formed in the reaction chamber; and a timer that measures an interval of time between when a blood sample is received into the reaction chamber and when the sensor detects the blood clot formed in the reaction chamber.