Patent ID: 9052258
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining thrombocyte function in a sample, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) using a measuring cell, wherein the measuring cell comprises the following elements: b) filling the retention chamber of the measuring cell with the sample; c) placing the measuring cell in a device for automatic determination of thrombocyte function, wherein the device comprises the following elements: d) applying negative pressure in the measuring chamber of the measuring cell and conducting the sample through the capillary and through the aperture in the partition element; and wherein the method further comprises the following steps: e) determining the sample volume passing within a defined time interval through the aperture in the partition element, and f) comparing the determined sample volume with a reference sample volume value for normal thrombocyte function; or g) determining the sample volume passing within a defined time interval through the aperture in the partition element, and h) determining the initial flow rate, and i) calculating the difference between five times the initial flow rate and the sample volume and comparing the difference with a reference difference value for normal thrombocyte function.