Device for transferring blood or a similar fluid to a pipette
US4037464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N15/05
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hygienic and contamination-free transfer of blood or corresponding fluids from a cylindrical collecting container, such as a test tube, to a pipette is most desirable for instance at determination of the sedimentation rate of the blood corpuscles; the invention concerns a device for accomplishing such a transfer comprising in combination a tube formed pipette of a compressible, transparent material, a cylindrical body designed to cooperate with the interior of the container as a piston/cylinder arrangement; the cylindrical body being provided at one end of the tube and having an axial through hole adapted to allow communication between the tube and the container.
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