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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Krufka, Newark, DE (US);
Antoine Haddad, Newark, DE (US);
Jeffrey Taylor, Lincoln University, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B01F 11/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 11/0283 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0454 (2013.01); G01N 35/025 (2013.01); G01N 35/026 (2013.01); G01N 35/10 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00554 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are mixing apparatus adapted to provide mixing of components in an automated analyzer. The mixing apparatus includes a reservoir configured to contain a coupling liquid, a transducer configured to be driven at a frequency and communicate with the coupling liquid, and a signal generation unit configured to provide a phase modulatable drive signal to the transducer. In some embodiments, improved patient sample and reagent mixing may be provided. Systems and methods are provided, as are other aspects.