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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
University of Bristol, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Stafford Louis Lightman, Bristol, GB;
Jack Albert Leendertz, Bristol, GB;
Ragini Bhake, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
University of Bristol, Bristol, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/155 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/150992 (2013.01); A61B 5/14525 (2013.01); A61B 5/14528 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/155 (2013.01); A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/150099 (2013.01); A61B 5/150221 (2013.01); A61B 5/150229 (2013.01); A61B 5/150755 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sampling apparatus can have an elongate tube and a liquid partitioning unit, first port can receive an incoming flow of test liquid and a second port may be coupled to the elongate tube. The liquid partitioning unit can combine the flow of test liquid with a plurality of partitioning elements to define a plurality of discrete liquid samples for movement along and storage in the elongate tube.