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MEMS INTERSTITIAL PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST

  • US 20090093697A1
  • Filed: 08/11/2008
  • Published: 04/09/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a prothrombin time, comprising:

  • applying a mediator to a stratum corneum;

    penetrating the stratum corneum to allow the mediator to enter a region containing interstitial fluid and interact with at least one capillary, causing blood and/or blood components to leak from the at least one capillary into the region containing interstitial fluid; and

    measuring a characteristic affected by the blood and/or blood components in the region containing interstitial fluid which correlates to the prothrombin time.

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