Ultrasound lysing of whole blood
US11745177B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for lysing of whole blood for CO-Ox measurement uses a lysing chamber for acoustic lysing of whole blood in a module in which the lysing chamber is separate from a CO-Ox measurement chamber. The disclosed acoustic lysing system and method avoids the expense and complexity of chemical lysing methods and allows the whole blood sample to be lysed while under continuous flow through the lysing chamber. The acoustic lysing chamber is provided upstream from a CO-Ox measurement chamber. The separation of the lysing chamber from the Co-Ox measurement chamber provides freedom to arrange and orient various optical components and/or other CO-Ox measuring components around the CO-Ox measurement chamber. The decoupling of the lysing chamber from the CO-Ox measurement chamber allows for more efficient design of the ultrasonic lysing transducer and CO-Ox measurement optics.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.