Coagulation equipment is used to promote the destabilization and initial aggregation of finely divided suspended solids by the application of a magnetic field, the addition of a polyelectrolyte or a biological process. A coagulation analyzer provides physicians with hemostatsis test results from patients. Coagulation equipment can also perform a number of coagulation tests that provide information about a patient’s blood clotting status. Coagulation equipment is used as point-of-care (POC) testing devices in cardiothoracic surgical suites and cardiac catheterization laboratories. Clinicians use the results from coagulation analyzer tests to monitor the effectiveness of heparin therapy, which is an anticoagulation therapy used during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery, angioplasty, hemodialysis, and other clinical procedures. A coagulation instrument is an automated or semi-automated device used to determine the onset of clot formation for in vitro coagulation studies.

Hemostasis is the process of stopping bleeding through natural, artificial, or surgical means. By measuring a patient’s blood hemostatic abilities, physicians can diagnose bleeding and thrombotic disorders, and also monitor a patient’s post-surgery anticoagulant therapy. A hemostasis analyzer tests blood samples and provides a parameter indicative of hemostasis. These types of coagulation equipment analyze the functional activities of the cellular elements, such as platelet cytoplasmic granules and platelet surfaces, in conjunction with plasma components. The most important hemostasis equipment type of coagulation equipment for an endoneurosurgeon is the bipolar electrocautery. The appropriate bipolar device should be selected based on the geometry of the vessel, its site, caliber, and proximity to critical neurovascular structures. An example of a hemostasis instrument is the hemostatic scalpel blade, which is a type of cutting and coagulating thermal scalpel blade. This type coagulation equipment is designed to maintain the clean cutting characteristics of a traditional steel scalpel while simultaneously sealing blood vessels to provide hemostasis. Another example of a hemostasis instrument, a hemostasis valve, is used for catheters and comprises of an elastomeric partition valve secured in a housing.