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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Dougald Monroe, Carrboro, NC (US);
Shabazz Novarra, Baltimore, MD (US);
Randal Alan Hoke, Cary, NC (US);
Paul F. Holmes, New York, NY (US);
Justyna Dudaronek, Morristown, NJ (US);
Dougald Monroe, Carrboro, NC (US);
Shabazz Novarra, Baltimore, MD (US);
Randal Alan Hoke, Cary, NC (US);
Paul F. Holmes, New York, NY (US);
Justyna Dudaronek, Morristown, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lake, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device and kit and method for controlling coagulation in a blood sample. The coagulation controlling agent is at least one of citrate, a protamine salt, its homologs and derivatives, benzamidine, or para-aminobenzamidine. Additives such as water soluble polymers and sugars are also contemplated. The device and kit comprise a container that contains an effective amount of thrombin and a coagulation controlling agent. The method combines thrombin and a coagulation controlling agent to stabilize thrombin or accelerate its activity in a blood sample.