APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOOD CELL AGGREGATION USING STIRRING

摘要

An apparatus and method for measuring a blood cell aggregation rate in a blood circulation of a living body has been developed, which is comprising a liquid sample container for storing sample blood, a stirring unit for stirring the sample blood for setting the initial test condition, a stirring induction unit for inducing the stirring unit, a light source for illuminating the sample blood, an optic sensor for detecting reflected lights from the blood sample, a processor for initiating the stirring operation and analyzing the detected beams to calculate the aggregating rate of the sample blood cells based on the elapsed time intervals and an output unit for outputting the aggregation rate calculated by the processor. This device can measure the aggregating rate of the blood cell with a small blood sample and within a short period of time.