Apparatus for taking and analysing liquid samples, such as blood samples
US5880829A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/4875
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for taking and analysing liquid samples, such as blood samples, wherein a liquid, absorbed by a porous material, is analysed optically. The apparatus, according to the invention, comprises a store (2) for measurement strips that receive samples and have been interconnected so that they can be disconnected, the store having a compound construction, a measurement strip feeding mechanism (3) and a blood analyzer (4). The apparatus has preferably been integrated into a casing (1), which can be connected as part of a mobile telephone or a corresponding device.
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