Process for characterizing a blood sample

US10962525B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Sorbonne Universite · FR
• INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE) · FR
• CONCEPTION DE SYSTEMES ET TECHNOLOGIE MECANIQUE: CSTM · FR

Inventors

• Francine Rendu · Paris, FR
• Monique Dufilho · Paris, FR
• François Dugue · Pompertuzat, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2021
• Expiry date: Feb 15, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N33/50
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A process for characterizing a blood sample includes: insertion, into a channel with an inlet and outlet, of a solution including blood platelets, the solution being inserted via the inlet of the channel; creating a pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet to move the solution from the inlet towards the outlet of the channel; passage of the solution into a measurement zone of the channel, provided with electrodes; measurement, by the electrodes and measurement element, of an electric signal while the electrodes are covered by the solution in the channel. The progression of the solution from the inlet towards the outlet of the channel includes a progression of a front between, on the one hand, the solution extending from the front towards the inlet of the channel and, on the other hand, a gas extending from the front towards the outlet of the channel.