(74 days)
Sigma Diagnostics ThromboMAX™ with Calcium is a device used as a general screening procedure for the detection of possible clotting factor deficiencies in the extrinsic coagulation pathway which involves the reaction between coagulation factors III and VII, and to monitor patients receiving coumarin therapy (the administration of one of the coumarin anticoagulants in the treatment of venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism).
Sigma ThromboMAX™ with Calcium is a lyophilized preparation of thromboplastin derived from rabbit brain with buffers, stabilizers, and calcium ions. It is intended for use in the one-stage Prothrombin Time (PT) test and in PT based assays.
§ 864.7750 Prothrombin time test.
(a)
Identification. A prothrombin time test is a device used as a general screening procedure for the detection of possible clotting factor deficiencies in the extrinsic coagulation pathway, which involves the reaction between coagulation factors III and VII, and to monitor patients receiving coumarin therapy (the administration of one of the coumarin anticoagulants in the treatment of venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism).(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).