In Brief: Biopool
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Biopool: Receives 510(k) clearance to market its Chromolize kit for measuring the level of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in blood. The kit includes Biopool's Stabilyte blood collection tubes, used to stabilize tPA during blood collection for accurate tPA measurements. Measurement of tPA, which correlates with fibrinolytic (blood clot formation) potential, aids in evaluating thrombotic tendencies such as myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, deep-vein thrombosis and unstable angina...