Device and method for whole blood separation and analysis
CA 1248434 A · Owner: Smithkline Diagnostics, Inc. · Inventors: Rapkin, Myron C.; Shockey, David R.; Schoengold, Ronald J.
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A method and device for separating blood into fluid and cellular fractions for diagnostic tests. The whole blood is introduced to a carrier containing a layer of carbohydrate which results in the rapid separation of the fluid from the cellular fractions. In a preferred embodiment, the device is fabricated in a sandwich design containing layers of carbohydrate and reagent material between two layers of plastic.
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- Granted January 10, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 10, 2006.
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