Appeal No. 2000-1906 Application No. 09/063,338 1. A method of producing an autologous bioadhesive sealant from a single whole blood sample, comprising: forming an inactive platelet rich plasma from said whole blood sample; dividing said inactive platelet rich plasma into a first and a second portion; reactivating said first portion of said inactive platelet rich plasma to form a clot; triturating said clot to obtain a serum comprising autologous thrombin from said reactivated first portion; and mixing said serum with said second portion of said inactive platelet rich plasma. 17. A method of producing an autologous bioadhesive sealant from a single whole blood sample, comprising: forming an inactive platelet rich plasma and an inactive platelet poor plasma from said whole blood sample; reactivating said inactive platelet rich plasma to form a clot; triturating said clot to obtain a serum comprising autologous thrombin; and mixing said serum with said platelet poor plasma. 29. A method of producing an autologous bioadhesive sealant from a single whole blood sample, comprising: forming an inactive platelet poor plasma from said whole blood sample; dividing said inactive platelet poor plasma into a first and a second portion; reactivating said first portion of said inactive platelet poor plasma to form a clot; triturating said clot to obtain a serum comprising autologous thrombin; and mixing said serum with said second portion of said inactive platelet poor plasma. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007