Patent attributes
The instant invention describes a method for establishing the hemostatic competence of blood, wherein the steps of the method include obtaining a blood sample from a subject, contacting the blood sample with an effective amount of tissue factor under conditions conducive to coagulating blood; and detecting the amount of thrombin in the blood sample at a pre-determined time point. The invention also describes a method for testing the capacity of an individual subject to produce thrombin, wherein the steps of the method include obtaining a blood sample from the subject; contacting the blood sample with an effective amount of tissue factor under conditions conducive to coagulating blood; and detecting the amount of thrombin produced in the blood sample at a pre-determined time point.
