Product Details: Brand : Boditech Med Incorporated Size : 25 T Samples : Human whole blood/ serum/ plasma/control Specimen volume : 10 Microliter stored at 4 - 30 DegreeC Cat No : CFPC-77 NT-proBNP Helping to diagnose heart diseases and evaluate the severity level BNP and NTproBNP are peptides that are continuously produced in the heart. When the muscles in the left ventricle over-stretch as in heart failure, the secretion of these peptides into blood increases. One may utilize the level of NTproBNP in blood to assess the cardiac event and its severity. Both of BNP and NTproBNP can be used to show different aspects of the heart failure. INTENDED USE: ichroma NT-proBNP is a fluorescence Immunoassay (FIA) for the quantitative determination of NT-proBNP in human whole blood/serum/plasma. It is useful as an aid in the diagnosis of persons suspected of having congestive heart failure. For in vitro diagnostic use only. PRINCIPLE : The test uses a sandwich immunodetection method; the detector antibodies in buffer bind to antigens in the sample, forming antigen-antibody complexes, and migrate onto the nitrocellulose matrix to be captured by the other immobilized-antibodies on test strip. More antigens in the sample will form more antigen-antibody complexes which lead to stronger fluorescence signal by detector antibodies, which is processed by instrument for ichromaâ?¢ tests to show NT-proBNP concentration in the sample. MATERIALS SUPPLIED : REF CFPC-77 Components of ichroma NT-proBNP Cartridge Box: - Cartridge 25 - ID Chip 1 - Instruction for Use 1 Buffer Box For ichroma - Detector tube 25 - Detector diluent 1 For ichromaâ?¢-50 - Detector tube 25 - Detector diluent 1