Apparatus and method for specimen suitability testing
US8318107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/0478
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a system for collecting a sample and optionally detecting or analyzing an electrical property thereof, the method comprising: means for obtaining a sample in a sample container; means for directing the sample into a sensing chamber in fluid communication with the sample container, the sensing chamber comprising a plurality of sensing chamber electrodes positioned at the sensing chamber and configured to be in contact with the sample when the sample is directed into the sensing chamber; means for applying an electrical signal to the sample with a read-out analyzer via the plurality of sensing chamber electrodes; the plurality of sensing chamber electrodes in operable communication with the read-out analyzer; and means for detecting the effect of the sample on the electrical signal, thereby determining an electrical property of the sample.
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