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Processing device for processing a highly viscous sample

US10488306B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PARATUS DIAGNOSTICS, LLC · US

Inventors

John Carrano · Austin, US
Roland Schneider · Schotten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2017
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/2866
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sample processing device includes a receiving chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet. The processing device also includes a metering portion having a metering reservoir fluidly coupled to the chamber outlet, and at least one vessel fluidly coupled to the metering reservoir by a syphon. The syphon is operable to actuate upon a preselected volume of liquid being received at the metering reservoir. The syphon includes a syphon inlet and a syphon outlet, with the syphon outlet being fluidly coupled to the vessel. The preselected volume of liquid corresponds to a volume of liquid necessary to deliver a metered volume of fluid to the vessel.

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