Locking sensor cartridge with integral fluid ports, electrical connections, and pump tube
US6193864A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/4915
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A blood analyzer sensor cartridge comprises a housing having chamber and a sensor assembly within the chamber, a first fluid port having an articulated inlet aspiration tube for direct introduction of a sample, a first fluid path in the housing communicating the first fluid port with the sensor assembly, a second fluid port in the housing adapted for connection to an analyzer, and a second fluid path in the housing communicating the sensor assembly with the second fluid port, the articulated tube is pivotally mounted to the housing for selective orientation within a range of up to ninety degrees, the tube is moveable from a protective recess in the housing to a position normal to a face of the housing.
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