Systems for Measuring Properties of a Physiological Fluid Suspension
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1. A method of evaluating a property of a liquid portion of a physiological fluid suspension, comprising:
- establishing a first value for the property of the liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension;
inducing a change in the property;
measuring a second value for the property using light scattering after inducing the change; and
comparing the first value with the second value.
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Abstract
A method of evaluating a property of a physiological fluid suspension comprises measuring a value of the property of a liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension via light scattering, and comparing the measured value with a reference value to evaluate the property of the liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension.
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1. A method of evaluating a property of a liquid portion of a physiological fluid suspension, comprising:
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establishing a first value for the property of the liquid portion of the physiological fluid suspension; inducing a change in the property; measuring a second value for the property using light scattering after inducing the change; and comparing the first value with the second value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of evaluating the ability of a fluid to clot, comprising:
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inducing flow of a fluid within a fluid container by exerting force on the fluid; measuring a baseline flow rate of the fluid; inducing clotting within the fluid; measuring a secondary flow of the fluid during or after inducing clotting and while the fluid is acted upon by the force; and determining a degree of clotting in the fluid based on a difference between the baseline flow rate and the secondary flow rate of the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for determining a degree of clotting in a fluid suspension, comprising:
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inducing flow of the fluid suspension by exerting force on the fluid; inducing platelet aggregation in the fluid suspension; determining a baseline fluid flow rate of the fluid suspension after platelet aggregation using platelet aggregates as optical markers; inducing clotting in the fluid suspension; determining a secondary fluid flow rate of the fluid suspension after clotting and while the fluid is acted upon by the force using platelet aggregates as optical markers; and determining an extent of clotting of the fluid suspension based on the difference between the secondary fluid flow rate and the baseline fluid flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for determining a degree of clotting within a fluid, comprising:
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a container for retaining a fluid therein; a flow inducing system operable to induce flow of the fluid retained within the container both before and after the fluid undergoes clotting; a clot inducing system, operable to induce clotting in the fluid retained within the container; and a fluid flow measurement system operable to measure at least a baseline fluid flow rate of the fluid retained in the container, and a secondary flow rate of the fluid retained in the container; wherein a degree of clotting of the fluid is determined by comparing the baseline flow rate of the fluid and the secondary flow rate of the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method of evaluating the ability of a fluid suspension to clot, comprising:
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inducing flow of a fluid suspension within a fluid container by exerting force on the fluid; measuring a baseline flow rate of the fluid suspension; inducing clotting within the fluid suspension; measuring a secondary flow of the fluid suspension during or after inducing clotting and while the fluid suspension is acted upon by the force; determining a rate of change of flow rate of the fluid suspension; and determining a degree of clotting in the fluid suspension based on the rate of change of flow rate of the fluid suspension. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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