Measuring and testing – Sampler – sample handling – etc. – Conduit or passageway section capture chamber
Patent
1996-10-29
1998-05-12
Williams, Hezron E.
Measuring and testing
Sampler, sample handling, etc.
Conduit or passageway section capture chamber
7386486, 7386421, 422 63, G01N 110
Patent
active
057509069
ABSTRACT:
The invention features a sample probe and reagent selector valve that enables selection among multiple functions of withdrawing a biological sample from a syringe or capillary into a fluid parameter sensor module, providing calibration and quality control reagents to the sensor module, and flowing a washing fluid through intake passages to prevent cross-contamination and clogging. The valve and sensor module are used in conjunction with an automated analytical instrument, such as an automated blood analyzer, to increase the speed of the analysis, minimize cross contamination between samples, and to overcome the inherent dangers of using the conventional needle/syringe or capillary methods of withdrawing fluids to be tested. The design of the valve provides performance benefits in the form of lower sample and reagent waste volumes, elimination of auxiliary valves and manifolds, and superior performance and reduced cost.
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Green Robert B.
Parker Norman K.
Rasmussen James E.
Schulkind Richard L.
Sullivan Kevin J.
Ashraf Nashmiya
Blackburn Robert P.
Chiron Diagnostics Corporation
Morgenstern Arthur S.
Moriarty Gordon R.
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