Thermal measuring and testing – Thermal testing of a nonthermal quantity
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-21
2005-06-21
Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2859)
Thermal measuring and testing
Thermal testing of a nonthermal quantity
C374S054000, C374S142000, C374S183000, C338S252000, C073S295000, C073S864010, C422S105000, C436S180000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06908226
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for aspirating a liquid (e.g., blood) from a container uses an electrically biased thermistor element, mounted proximate the tip of a liquid-aspirating probe, to determine that the probe is safely submerged within a body of liquid to be aspirated at all times during the aspiration process. Also disclosed are different aspiration probe assemblies that are useful in the method and apparatus of the invention.
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Del Valle Roberto
Siddiqui Imran T.
Vargas Santos E.
Alter Mitchell E.
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Gutierrez Diego
Kurz Warren W.
Pruchnic Jr. Stanley J.
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