Method and device for monitoring platelet function
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1. A method for monitoring the flow or composition of blood comprising:
- passing whole blood removed from a mammal through a passageway comprising an obstruction in the passageway and a narrowing of the passageway;
contacting the blood with the obstruction and the narrowing; and
monitoring the flow or composition of the blood in the passageway,wherein the blood passes bidirectionally through the passageway; and
wherein less than 2 ml of blood is removed from the body of the mammal.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of monitoring platelet function in a mammal by passing blood removed from the body of the mammal through a passageway to contact an obstruction or irregularity in the passageway to generate a platelet mass in the passageway, and monitoring the flow or composition of the blood in the passageway to detect the platelet mass. The flow and composition change in response to the formation of a platelet mass in the passageway. Devices, articles, and kits for performing the methods are also disclosed.
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1. A method for monitoring the flow or composition of blood comprising:
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passing whole blood removed from a mammal through a passageway comprising an obstruction in the passageway and a narrowing of the passageway; contacting the blood with the obstruction and the narrowing; and monitoring the flow or composition of the blood in the passageway, wherein the blood passes bidirectionally through the passageway; and wherein less than 2 ml of blood is removed from the body of the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A device for monitoring the flow or composition of blood comprising:
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a fluid-tight material forming a passageway comprising an obstruction in the passageway and a narrowing of the passageway; a pump functionally linked to the passageway for pumping blood through the passageway; and a detector for detecting the flow or composition of blood in the passageway, wherein the obstruction and the narrowing are arranged such that when blood is pumped through the passageway, the blood contacts the obstruction and the narrowing. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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