Blood-Platelet Test Method and Blood-Platelet Test Device
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1. A method for testing platelet function, comprising allowing anticoagulated blood to pass through a capillary having a platelet-adhesive surface on at least a part of its inner surface, and observing or measuring the behavior of the blood in the capillary to test platelet function.
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Abstract
A method for testing platelet function, wherein platelet function is tested by allowing anticoagulated blood, to which a weak platelet-activating reagent has been mixed, to pass through a capillary having a platelet-adhesive surface on at least a part of its inner surface, and observing or measuring the behavior of the blood in the capillary.
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- 1. A method for testing platelet function, comprising allowing anticoagulated blood to pass through a capillary having a platelet-adhesive surface on at least a part of its inner surface, and observing or measuring the behavior of the blood in the capillary to test platelet function.
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18. A platelet function testing device comprising:
- a capillary having a platelet-adhesive surface on at least a part of its inner surface; and
a channel dividing section provided in at least a part of the capillary, said channel dividing section having channel dividing walls which extend along the direction of the blood flow in the capillary and divide the width of the capillary into a plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- a capillary having a platelet-adhesive surface on at least a part of its inner surface; and
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