An apparatus and method for optically measuring the functional capacity of blood platelets and the blood clotting system. The invention includes a mechanical specimen-handling apparatus with one or more optical end-point detectors. The apparatus incubates a small quantity of diluted whole blood with...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5184188?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5184188 - Optical blood hemostatic analysis apparatus and method