Monitoring Blood Thinning Agents in Pets at Point-of-Care

Clinical Applications:

• Determining the effectiveness of blood-thinning agents

• To determine possible ingestion of rodent poison

• To identify coagulation factor deficiency

• To detect nonspecific antibodies associated with clotting episodes

• To monitor standard heparin anticoagulant therapy

A PT/INR test helps ensure the effectiveness of the anticoagulant drug warfarin and that prothrombin time and the internationally normalized ratio are appropriately prolonged. The APTT test is used primarily to investigate unexplained clotting or bleeding.

The iLabs Vet test merges the two tests in an easy-to-use small-sample blood test that provides highly accurate results within 2-7 minutes. The dry reagent strips can be stored at room temperature for immediate use for up to 12 or 18 months, with no equilibration required.
Feature Highlights 
•  Lightweight handheld meter with option of eStation docking system 
•  Dried-reagent strips stored at room       
    temperature for true ready-to-use 
•  Excellent correlation to central laboratory   results 
•  Versatile sample types: venous whole blood,      citrate whole blood 
•  Smallest blood sample volume 
•  Stable external QC controls 
•  Flexible reference intervals set by operator •  Built-in barcode scanner for accuracy and   efficiency 
•  Built-in communication port for printers or      computer networks 
•  Patented  RACE TM technology for rapid and  
    accurate PT and APTT determination Animal Species 
•  Canine (dog) 
•  Feline (cat) 
Sample Type 
•  Fresh venous whole blood 
•  Citrate whole blood 
Sample Volume 
•  10 μL 
Time to Results 
•  < 7 minutes 
Reportable Time Range 
•  PT: 10 to 80 seconds 
•  APTT: 10 to 420 seconds 
Reference Intervals 
•  Canine (dog) 
       -PT: 14 to 19 seconds 
       -APTT: 75 to 105 seconds 
•  Feline (cat) 
       -PT: 15 to 21 seconds 
       -APTT: 94 to 125 seconds 
Precision 
•  In-house lot-to-lot and day-to-day precision      <5.0 CV% (mean value) 
External QC Control 
•  Lyophilized whole blood preparations 
•  Level I, Level II 
Operating Temperature Range 
•  10° C to 35° C 
Operating Humidity Range 
•  10% to 90% RH 
Shelf Life at Room Temperature 
•  12 months at 15° C to 30° C