Test module
US4737342A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/1083
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A test module or reagent handling device for use with a clinical analyzer for conducting body serum assays and/or immunoassays; the test module coacting with the analyzer to selectively provide a plurality of liquid dilution and reagent materials to a serum sample, the test module having programmable valve means coacting with a dispense probe to serially: select a serum sample and to deposit said sample and liquid dilution material into a dilution cup or vessel; subsequentially withdraw a portion of the diluted serum from the dilution cup and to dispense said diluted serum portion along with at least one liquid reagent material into a reaction cup or vessel.
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