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DURING PHASE II DEVELOPMENTAL WORK ON A CONTINUOUS FLOW ULTRASONIC PLASMA/BLOOD CELL SEPARATOR TRA FOUND THAT IT WAS ABLE TO BAND AND MOVE BLOOD CELLS (THUS SEPARATING THEM FROM PLASMA) IN MICROHEMATOCRIT TUBES.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4481
Amount: $54,990.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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410 Chipeta Wy
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 S C PETERSON
 (801) 582-8080
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Abstract

DURING PHASE II DEVELOPMENTAL WORK ON A CONTINUOUS FLOW ULTRASONIC PLASMA/BLOOD CELL SEPARATOR TRA FOUND THAT IT WAS ABLE TO BAND AND MOVE BLOOD CELLS (THUS SEPARATING THEM FROM PLASMA) IN MICROHEMATOCRIT TUBES. THIS CAPABILITY ALLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVICE WHICH WILL RAPIDLY, IN A MATTER OF SECOND,S DETERMINE HEMATOCRIT FROM BLOOD CONTAINED IN A HEMATOCRIT TUBE AS WELL AS ALLOW THE COLLECTION OF CELL FREE PLASMA TO BE SUBSEQUENTLY USED FOR ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS PLASMA PARAMETERS. THIS CAPABILITY WILL GREATLY ASSIST FIELD MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE BY PROVIDING CARDIO-VASCULAR SYSTEM INFORMATION. THIS PHASE I STUDY WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE DEVICE AND PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK AND DATA NECESSARY FOR PHASE II DEVELOPMENT. THE END PRODUCT WILL BE A TOTALLY PORTABLE HEMATOCRIT MEASURMENT APPARATUS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HAND HELD DIGITAL MULTIMETER. AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF THE DEVICE WILL PROVIDE IN ADDITION CELL FREE PLASMA.

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