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A thrombolastography test taken when pregnancy is announced, and periodically during pregnancy, may contribute to minimise haemostasis problems at a later date). Failing that, thromboelastography will confirm or deny a coagulation problem, and indicate possible causes, every time a patient is at risk of one, has one, or it is needed to prevent one.

The invention of Thromboelastography is due to Eng. Helmut Hartert in the 1948’s, whom conceived the principle of measuring the strength of a blood sample during its clotting process against the known resistance of a spring. The early instruments were transferring the data to thermosensitive paper in the form of graph, which originated its name, as an instrument that depicts graphically the elasticy of thrombus.

Almost every other hospital specialty is involved in most of these cases are often dramatic, involving hypercoagulation and hyperfibrinolysis. The information provided by the standard lab tests are insufficient to counteract with a specific therapy. Typically, rare cases of haemostasis problems appear in OB/GY, in Neurosurgery, in Vascular Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, etc., specialties that could use a rapid, inexpensive POC diagnostic tool to support a proper diagnosis and therapy, thereby saving on transfusions and returns to the OR.

TEM-A is an instrument measuring the mechanical activity of a coagulating material : whatever material is pipetted into the cup, the pin will release the data regarding its clotting behaviour over time. This technology is also used for instance to determine the coagulation capability of milk, as it affects the quality of parmesan cheese. Therefore it will measure the clotting behaviour of the blood sample, whatever treatment was done to it, and it will reflect the change of every single factor influencing the coagulation process.

Hemorrage POC devices (Mono TEM-A and TEM-A) is a an autonomous analysis position, it has its own oscillating mechanism and will work even if other modules connected to the same computer are on stand-by or switched off. Other instruments have some common mechanical components that will cause unavailability of the entire instrument if one of them stops.