CARTRIDGES MEDICAL BLOOD ASSAY

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
THERACON	Medtronic Inc.	710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis MN 554325604	cartridges for medical blood assay devices for monitoring low level heparin concentrations, and parts, components and fittings therefor;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Methods and systems for rapidly determining the level of platelet inhibition in whole blood, due to aspirin usage, with a single use arachidonic based assay device that can be stored at room temperature is provided. A lyophilized assay reagent that contains arachidonic acid at sufficient concentration to maximally activate platelets is utilized. An antioxidant within the same lyophilized assay reagent reduces the oxidation rate of arachidonic acid but does not interfere with platelet function. An oxygen absorber within the single use assay device packaging creates an inert environment within a short period of time after package is sealed. The assay device can have a housing with a plurality of channels and a common blood sample introduction port coupled to each of a channel of the plurality of channels. The assay device can also include a lyophilized assay reagent that contains arachidonic acid at sufficient concentration to maximally activate platelets.