Cardiac STATus Troponin I - Blood Test for Marker of Myocardial Infraction
Cardiac STATus Troponin I - Blood Test for Marker of Myocardial Infraction
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- Description (Brief)
- This handheld device detects the presence of Troponin I in whole blood, which is the single most important marker for myocardial infraction (heart attack). The device is used by health care professionals to quickly diagnosis cardiac events and to determine whether there is damage to the heart muscle.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- cardiology
- diagnostic
- date made
- ca 1997
- maker
- Spectral Diagnostics Inc.
- Princeton BioMeditech Corporation
- place made
- Canada: Ontarian, Toronto
- United States: New Jersey, Monmouth Junction
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8.9 cm x 3.9 cm x 1.5 cm; 3 1/2 in x 1 17/32 in x 19/32 in
- ID Number
- 2014.0247.22
- accession number
- 2014.0247
- catalog number
- 2014.0247.22
- Credit Line
- Gift of Larry J. Kricka and Peter Wilding
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- The Antibody Initiative
- Antibody Initiative: Diagnostics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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