Patent · US Expired

Liquid shield for cartridge

US4952373A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/00277
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shield is provided for isolating excess liquid on the surface of a diagnostic cartridge from a monitor with which the cartridge is used. In a preferred embodiment the shield is a strip of flexible, resilient material which can lie flat while the cartridge is in its packaged condition but which automatically springs up to serve as a shielding surface when the cartridge is unpackaged and inserted into the monitor.

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