Patent ID: 6528273
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method for quality control of a prothrombin time (PT) or an activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) assay system, the method comprisingcombining a PT reagent or an APTT reagent with a coagulation control to form an assay solution, the coagulation control comprising an abnormal plasma and an anticoagulant having activity for enhancing the activity of antithrombin III (ATIII) or of heparin co-factor II (HCII) against thrombin or against a clotting factor selected from the group consisting of factors IXa, Xa and XIa, detecting clot formation in the assay solution, and determining the time elapsed from formation of the assay solution to detection of clot formation in the assay solution.