United States Patent (19) 11 Patent Number: 5,358,853 Butler Et Al
US005358853A United States Patent (19) 11 Patent Number: 5,358,853 Butler et al. 45 Date of Patent: Oct. 25, 1994 LIQUID THROMBOPLASTIN REAGENT (54) OTHER PUBLICATIONS (75) Inventors: James R. Butler, Chapel Hill; Juan L. Day et al, NCCLS Document H28-T, vol. 12 No. 22, Torres, Durham; Rajesh Sharma, pp. 1-14 (1992). (NCCLS is National Committee for Cary, all of N.C. Clinical Lab Standards). Z. Boda et al., “Thromboplastin reagent for prothrom 73 Assignee: Akzo AV, Arnhem, Netherlands bin time determination' Chemical Abstracts, vol. 112, 21 Appl. No.: 924,211 No. 11, Mar. 12, 1990, Abstract No. 95033f, USA. S. Kitchen et al., “A method for the determination of 22 Filed: Aug. 3, 1992 activated factor VII using bovine and rabbit brain thromboplastins: demonstration of increased levels on 51 Int. Cl. ......................... C12Q 1/56; C12Q 1/34; disseminated intravascular coagulation' Chemical Ab G01N 33/48; G01N 1/00 stracts, vol. 109, No. 1, Jul. 4, 1988, Abstract No. 2785c, (52 U.S. Cl. ........................................ 435/13; 435/18; USA. 435/63; 435/68.1; 435/810; 435/212; 435/226; G. Palareti et al. “Use of a new rabbit brain thrombo 424/2; 536/18.7; 436/63; 436/69 plastin reagent (Thromboplastin FS) in the coagulation 58 Field of Search ..................... 435/13, 18, 810, 63, laboratory' Chemical Abstracts, vol. 104, No. 15, Apr. 435/69; 514/21; 436/69, 63; 536/18.7; 424/2 14, 1986, Abstract No. 12602x, USA. 56) References Cited Primary Examiner-Jeffrey E. Russel Assistant Examiner-Louise N. Leary U.S.
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