Boehringer Ingelheim Microparts Gmbh

Steag Microparts Gmbh

Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Gmbh

Holger Bartos

Ralf-Peter Peters

Gert Blankenstein

Christian Schoen

Michael J Pugia

Dirk Klaus Osterloh

Christian Schön

Raimund C Wyzgol

Ying Yu

Dirk Kurowski

Claus Marquordt

Ralf Peters

Birgit Müller-Chorus

Christian Schon

Dirk Osterloh

A system and a method for medication adherence management with which a medicament container is held by a holding apparatus, a detector device wirelessly recognizes an opening and closing activity of the medicament container, and a data processing device or control device reads and processes data of the detector device.

System and method for medication adherence management

The invention relates to an apparatus for separating blood and at the same time an apparatus () for absorbing blood () and separating components such as blood plasma, as a sample liquid (), having a feed device () for receiving the blood (), a separating device () for separating blood components as the sample liquid (), a channel () which takes up the sample liquid () preferably exclusively by capillary forces and a fill device for filling the channel () with sample liquid () in an inlet or feed region () of the channel (), wherein the separating device (), particularly a membrane, is domed, more particularly convexly shaped and projects with the apex of the convex shape into the filling device in the direction of filling.

Apparatus for the separation of plasma

The invention relates to an apparatus for separating blood, more particularly an apparatus () for absorbing blood () and separating blood components, e.g. blood plasma, as a sample liquid (). Said apparatus () comprises a feeding device () for absorbing the blood (), a device () for separating blood components as a sample liquid (), a duct which preferably absorbs the sample liquid () exclusively by means of capillary forces, and a device for filling the duct () with sample liquid () in an inlet or feeding zone () of the duct (). The separating device (), in particular a membrane, is curved, especially convexly shaped, and the apex of said curved, especially convex shape projects into the filling device.

The invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning sample material, in particular nucleic acids. The cleaning process takes place by means of centrifugal microfluidics and the invention provides a simple compact construction and a simple procedure. If necessary, the sample material is easily mixed with a solvent buffer and proteases in the device. The cleaned sample material is in particular transferred directly to a container. Separate containers for the removal of excess liquid are not required.

Device and method for treating or cleaning sample material, in particular nucleic acids

A micro-liter liquid sample, particularly a biological sample, is analyzed in a device employing centrifugal and capillary forces. The sample is moved through one or more sample wells arrayed within a small flat chip via interconnecting capillary passageways. The passageways may be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic and may include hydrophobic or hydrophilic capillary stops.

Apparatus for precise transfer and manipulation of fluids by centrifugal and or capillary forces

Holding device for the arrangement of at least one optical component in front of a laser light source of a laser unit, including a first holding part to which at least one optical component is attached, the holding device furthermore including a second holding part which is attached to one part of the laser unit, and the first holding part being attached to the second holding part. Furthermore this invention relates to an arrangement with such a holding device and a process for producing this arrangement.

Device for the manipulation of limited quantities of liquids

The present invention relates to devices for efficient transport, transfer and movement of fluids. In particular, the invention provides fluidic micro-structures for controlled transport and movement of liquids in devices for analytical and other purposes. Devices of the invention include one or more features that can enhance performance of the fluid transfer, referred to as a pre-shooter stop, a butterfly structure, a cascade structure, a waste chamber inlet, a capillary driven sample inlet chamber, a capillary stop structure, a bifurcation flow-through structure, and a hydrophobic vent.

Structures for uniform capillary flow

Device for manipulation of limited quantities of liquids with the following features:

Method and apparatus for precise transfer and manipulation of fluids by centrifugal and/or capillary forces

A process and a device for determining the viscosity of a fluid are proposed. Very simple and accurate determination is enabled in that the magnetic particles in the fluid are set into vibration by a magnetic field which varies over time. A measurement of the amplitude and/or phase of particle vibration is used to determine the viscosity or an associated quantity, such as the coagulation of blood or the glucose content.

Process and device for determining viscosity

The invention relates to a microfluidic switch for stopping a liquid flow during a time interval with the following features: the switch has at least one first channel and at least one second channel; the first channel and the second channel have a common end area; the first channel in the end area has a stopping mechanism for stopping of a liquid flow flowing in the first channel; the stopping mechanism can be controlled by means of a liquid flow flowing in the second channel for continuing the liquid flow in the first channel. Transport in the first and the second channel takes place advantageously by the capillarity acting in the channel.

Microfluidic switch for stopping a liquid flow during a time interval

A device for parallel metering of a liquid with the following features:

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Holger Bartos