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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Boehringer Ingelheim Microparts Gmbh, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Gert Blankenstein, Dortmund, DE;
Holger Bartos, Dortmund, DE;
Ralf-Peter Peters, Bergisch-Gladbach, DE;
Christian Schoen, Dresden, DE;
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
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.