Blood Coagulation Monitor
Patients with cardiac problems are often on life-long oral anticoagulation therapy, for example Warfarin or Coumadin. Frequent testing and careful monitoring of the Prothrombin Time (PT)/ International Normalized Ratio (INR) or blood coagulation, to regulate the doses of anticoagulation therapy is a necessity.
However, current testing for PT/INR is both costly (to the healthcare provider since tests are normally performed in the lab) and time consuming.
BioAMD is currently developing a new hand-held meter device using combined magnetic/optical detection sensors, with a unique for micro-fluidic strip using very low blood volume. A patent for the Bio-AMD blood coagulation meter and technology has been filed.
Key features include:
- Lab accuracy to give patient day to day control of anti-coagulant intake
- State of the art digital electronics and embedded software
- Unique blood detection design (blood and plasma)
- Very low volume whole blood sample required (“finger-stick”)
- Fast response test result
- Temperature control with direct strip measurement
- External power supply and battery
- USB connection for data output
- Internal memory
- Easy to use