Liquid thromboplastin reagent
AssigneeAkzo Nobel N.V.
InventorsJames R. Butler, Juan L. Torres, Rajesh Sharma
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Abstract
The invention is a stable liquid thromboplastin reagent used for measuring the performance of the coagulation system, with a shelf life of greater than 16 months, and a method of producing this reagent.
Claims6
A liquid thromboplastin reagent comprising thromboplastin tissue extract, calcium ions, stabilizers and antimicrobials in a sealed container, the liquid reagent having a shelf life of at least 16 months in the sealed container.
A liquid thromboplastin reagent comprising an aqueous solution of thromboplastin tissue extract, calcium ions, stabilizers and antimicrobials in a sealed container, the liquid reagent having a shelf life of greater than one month in the sealed container, wherein said liquid reagent has never been subject to lyophilization.
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