Handheld electromonitor device
US5873990A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/00732
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed which is a microprocessor based instrument designed to conveniently and rapidly measure various analytes in environmental and biological samples. The instrument operates as a stand-alone unit powered by a battery or a DC power module and may be equipped with a communication port allowing uploading test results to a computer. Several unique electronic, microchip and software configurations were developed for the device to make it a portable, low-cost, safe, automated and simple-to-operate instrument particularly adapted for precise and accurate measurement of metal ions such as heavy metals such as lead in human blood.
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