Method for reproducibly determining the components of lacrimal fluid

US5869231A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Behring Diagnostics GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Jürgen Römisch · Marburg, DE
• Eckhard Schuler · Marburg, DE
• Klaus Habenstein · Wetter, DE
• Jürgen Lindner · Worms, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 14, 1997
• Grant date: Feb 9, 1999
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S292/05
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a sampling kit for obtaining, in a rapid and gentle manner, a defined volume of lacrimal fluid for the purpose of reproducibly determining components of the lacrimal fluid.