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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mirna Koscec, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eugen Koren, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/56 (2006.01); C12Q 1/32 (2006.01); G01N 33/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/32 (2013.01); G01N 33/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining the thrombogenicity of an implantable medical device is disclosed. The implanted device is exposed in vitro to platelet rich plasma, the activity of an indicator is assayed, and the thrombogenicity is determined.