CoaguCheck—Personal Device for Blood Coagulation Monitoring
July 12, 2016 | Terry Sharrer
The PT/INR blood clotting test has values ranging from 0.0-2.0 prothrombin time signals a risk for clotting, while 3.5-8 indicates bruising or bleeding, with 2.0 to 3.5 being the normal clotting time value. To track these numbers as Coumadin users need to do, Roche has introduced a new hand-held, wireless device, similar to a personal glucose monitor. It is called “CoaguChek INRange,” thought at present it only has EU regulatory approval. MORE
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