Controlled platelet activation to monitor therapy of adp antagonists
A method is provided of determining whether an individual has reduced ability to form platelet thrombi due to inhibition of platelet activation initiation, signal transduction and/or GPIIb/IIIa...
View ArticleControlled platelet activation to monitor therapy of adp antagonists
A method is provided of determining whether an individual has reduced ability to form platelet thrombi due to inhibition of platelet activation initiation, signal transduction and/or GPIIb/IIIa...
View ArticleMethod of effecting coagulation in a droplet
The invention provides techniques for coagulating blood on a droplet actuator. The invention also provides methods of manipulating the coagulated blood including a variety of droplet operations that...
View ArticleBlood-platelet test method and blood-platelet test device
A method for testing platelet function, wherein platelet function is tested by allowing anticoagulated blood, to which a weak platelet-activating reagent has been mixed, to pass through a capillary...
View ArticleCombination of blood and of biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic particles
The invention relates to a biomaterial containing coagulated blood or coagulated bone marrow aspirate and biphasic calcium phosphate ceramic particles, to a production method thereof and to the use of...
View ArticleMethods and systems for anticoagulating blood
Methods and systems are provided for anticoagulating blood. Whole blood is drawn from a donor into a system at a draw flow rate. Anticoagulant from an anticoagulant source is pumped into the system at...
View ArticleCentrifuge
A single use, sterile, self-contained, compact, easy to use centrifugal separation unit provides for quick, reliable platelet concentration from whole blood. Anti-coagulated blood is injected through...
View ArticleEndovenous laser treatment generating reduced blood coagulation
Inducing thrombolysis of thermally induced thrombus occurring during endovenous ablation of varicose veins by introducing an optical fiber laser deliver device with optical fiber portion and with an...
View ArticleMethod of monitoring thrombus formation
A method of monitoring thrombus formation is described, which comprises flowing anticoagulated blood into a thrombus formation chamber, in at least a part of which a thrombus formation inducer...
View ArticleApparatus for monitoring thrombus formation
An apparatus for monitoring thrombus formation wherein anticoagulated blood is flown through a channel simulating a blood vessel while releasing the anticoagulant treatment or promoting blood...
View ArticleClotting cascade initiating apparatus and methods of use and methods of...
Wound closure methods and apparatuses are provided which utilize blood fluid by activating the clotting cascade of the blood fluid outside the body within a substantially enclosed sterile container...
View ArticleEndovenous laser treatment generating reduced blood coagulation
Inducing thrombolysis of thermally induced thrombus occurring during endovenous ablation of varicose veins by introducing an optical fiber laser deliver device with optical fiber portion and with an...
View ArticleClotting cascade initiating apparatus and methods of use and methods of...
Wound closure methods and apparatuses are provided which utilize blood fluid by activating the clotting cascade of the blood fluid outside the body within a substantially enclosed sterile container...
View ArticleControlled platelet activation to monitor therapy of adp antagonists
A method is provided of determining whether an individual has reduced ability to form platelet thrombi due to inhibition of platelet activation initiation, signal transduction and/or GPIIb/IIIa...
View ArticleCatheter with omni-directional optical lesion evaluation
A catheter is adapted to ablate tissue and provide lesion qualitative information on a real time basis, having an ablation tip section with a generally omni-directional light diffusion chamber with...
View ArticleMethod for species-independent measurement of complement activation in animals
A method for species-independent measurement of complement (C) activation in animals. The method comprises taking samples in the range of 3-100 microliter of anticoagulated blood, plasma or serum of...
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