Container having gas scrubber insert for automated clinical analyzer
US9375714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/044
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device and method for extending the useful life of a liquid in a container used in an automated clinical analyzer. The liquid comprises a material subject to deterioration, the subject material capable of deteriorating as the result of reaction with a contaminant in a gas present in the atmospheric air surrounding the container. Atmospheric air surrounding the container that displaces the liquid consumed from a container is routed through a gas scrubber insert in order to remove or at least reduce the quantity of at least one contaminant present in that air. The gas scrubber insert is positioned between the liquid in the container and the atmospheric air surrounding the container.
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