Lysing reagent, cartridge and automatic electronic cell counter for simultaneous enumeration of different types of white blood cells
US8227250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a lysing reagent for use in the simultaneous automatic electronic enumeration and volumetric discrimination of different types of blood cells, such as leukocytes, thrombocytes, etc, in blood. Further, the present invention relates to a Coulter (impedance) counting apparatus containing the lysing reagent, for example a Coulter counting apparatus with a disposable cartridge for characterizing cells suspended in a liquid, especially a self-contained disposable cartridge for single-use analysis, such as for single-use analysis of a small quantity of whole blood.
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