×

Method of using platelet contractile force and whole blood clot elastic modulus as clinical markers

  • US 7,192,726 B1
  • Filed: 08/11/2000
  • Issued: 03/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of monitoring treatment or therapy of a patient suffering from unstable angina or myocardial infarction, comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining a baseline measurement on a blood sample taken from said patient selected from the group consisting of platelet contractile force and clot elastic modulus;

    providing said patient with treatment or therapy;

    obtaining a measurement on a blood sample taken after said step of providing, said measurement being selected from the group consisting of platelet contractile force and clot elastic modulus; and

    comparing said measurement and said baseline measurement, wherein progress of said treatment or therapy is indicated by a decline in said measurement relative to said baseline measurement.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×