Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Automated chemical analysis – Condition or time responsive
Patent
1999-02-10
2000-10-03
Le, Long V.
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Automated chemical analysis
Condition or time responsive
436 8, 436165, 422 67, 422 8205, 422102, 356244, 356246, 356440, G01N 2103
Patent
active
061271845
ABSTRACT:
Formed constituents of a quiescent anticoagulated whole blood or other biologic fluid sample are optically analyzed by an optical scanning instrument. The sample is contained in a sample chamber that has a varying through plane thickness. The thickness of any fields of view in the blood sample which contain plasma lacunae can be calculated by the instrument as a function of signal emission strength emanating from the colored plasma in the lacunae. The signal emissions can be the result of sample fluorescence or can be the result of signal density emanating from the sample. Particle volumes can be measured as a function of signal emission suppression which is caused by formed particles in the blood sample. The scanning instrument is calibrated by means of the inclusion of a calibration area associated with the chamber which calibration area includes a portion which receives a known depth of colored plasma from the blood sample, and which calibration area also includes a colorant-emission-suppressing feature which feature has a known volume. The scanning instrument scans the known depth portion of the calibration area to determine what degree of signal emission strength correlates to the known depth, and the scanning instrument also scans the colorant-emission-suppressing feature to determine what degree of signal suppression correlates to the known volume of the aforesaid feature. The instrument stores the information gained from the calibration area and then proceeds to analyze the blood sample for formed constituent volumes and constituent counts per unit of the blood sample.
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Jones William W.
Le Long V.
Levine Robert A.
Wardlaw Partners LP
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