Anticoagulant solution for use in blood chemistry-related techniques and apparatus
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsWard C. Smith, Richard L. Carroll
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Abstract
An anticoagulant solution of sodium citrate for use in blood chemistry-related techniques and apparatus is disclosed. The anticoagulant solution should include an effective concentration of sodium citrate sufficient for preventing the coagulation of a sample of blood employed in the technique or added to the apparatus. The sodium citrate-based anticoagulant solution should have a pH ranging from above 6.0 to about 8.5 and a sodium citrate concentration preferably ranging from about 0.05M to about 0.2M.
Claims17
An assembly for centrifugally separating lymphocytes and monocytes from heavier phases of a sample of whole blood or a pretreated cell fraction thereof, the assembly comprising a container having disposed therein a liquid density gradient material and an anticoagulant solution, said anticoagulant solution comprising an effective concentration of sodium citrate of from about 0.05M to about 0.2M and sufficient for preventing coagulation of said sample when sample is added to said container, wherein said anticoagulant solution has a pH from 6.5 to 8.5.
An assembly for centrifugally separating lymphocytes and monocytes from heavier phases of a sample of whole blood or a pretreated cell fraction thereof, said assembly comprising:
- a container having an open end and a closed end;
- a first layer of a thixotropic gel-like substance contained within the container at a first position;
- an anticoagulant solution for preventing coagulation of said sample when said sample is introduced into said container, said solution located at a second position within said container in closer proximity to said open end of said container than said first layer, said solution having an effective concentration of sodium citrate of from about 0.05M to about 0.2M and suitable for preventing coagulation of said sample when said sample is added to said container, said solution having a pH from 6.5 to 8.5;
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- a free space adjacent to said open end of said container, said free space being of sufficient volume to receive said sample and an added reagent where desired.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.