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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Inventors:
David J. Ledden, Medway, MA (US);
Janine A. Cox, Stoughton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/150343 (2013.01); B01L 3/0293 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); G01N 1/28 (2013.01); B01L 2200/12 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0838 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0475 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0677 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0683 (2013.01); G01N 1/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
Inventive concepts disclosed herein are directed to a capillary tube and a force assisted sample ejection mechanism. The capillary tube may be at least one of dissolvable or breakable. The force assisted sample ejecting mechanism releasing at least part of the sample of the first liquid from the capillary tube by at least one of abruptly shaking the capillary tube at least once or breaking the capillary tube.