Reagent cartridge mixing tube
US7731414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0436
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a clinical instrument analyzer system for the automated analysis of patient samples. In one embodiment, the analyzer may be used to analyze bodily fluid samples, such as blood, plasma, serum, urine or cerebrospinal fluid, for example. Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus and method for suspending magnetic particles accumulated on the floor of a mixing tube and depositing the magnetic particles in bodily fluid samples.
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