Patent ID: 7524670
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining heparin-induced thrombocytopenia complex (HiT) comprising: a first hemostasis testing cell to test a first portion of a whole blood sample taken from a HiT suspect patient to determine a first blood sample characteristic including at least one of clot strength, clot elasticity, clot rate of formation and a clot rate of lysis of the first portion and to provide first blood sample characteristic data indicative of the same; a second hemostasis testing cell to test a second portion of the whole blood sample to determine a second blood sample characteristic including at least one of clot strength, clot elasticity, clot rate of formation and a clot rate of lysis of the second portion and to provide second blood sample characteristic data indicative of the same, the second portion having heparin added in vitro in a quantity sufficient to overwhelm platelet activation within the second portion; and a processor coupled to the first testing cell and the second testing cell to receive the first blood sample characteristic data and the second blood sample characteristic data, respectively, the processing being programmed to provide an indication of the presence of HiT based upon the first blood sample characteristic data and the second blood sample characteristic data.