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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Francine Rendu, Paris, FR;
Daniel Fruman, Le Pecq, FR;
Jaime Levenson, Paris, FR;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to the test device for platelet aggregation detection comprising: —an element () for receiving a blood sample—a capillary tube () connected at a first end () to said element () and at a second end () to a pressure lowering device () to pump said blood sample through said capillary tube ()—at least a pair of facing electrodes () on the capillary tube—a device for measuring an impedance between said pair of facing electrodes. The invention also relates to a process for using this device, comprising: a) receiving a blood sample and pumping it through the capillar tube () b) determining a dynamic change of the value of the impedance between at least one pair of electrodes ().