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Automatic electrode positioning apparatus

US6470226B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 1999
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/48728
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic electrode position apparatus for connecting an electrode to a cell. The invention further provides methods for utilizing the apparatus of the invention. Apparatus and methods are described for studying electrical activities in cell membranes. These methods are especially useful in large scale screening programs in the pharmaceutical industry.

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