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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Brad Weston, Frisco, TX (US);
Jeffrey Mitchell, Little Elm, TX (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/04 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B08B 7/04 (2006.01); C25B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); H05B 6/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/08 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/021 (2013.01); B01L 13/02 (2019.08); B08B 3/04 (2013.01); B08B 7/00 (2013.01); B08B 7/0071 (2013.01); B08B 7/04 (2013.01); H05B 6/08 (2013.01); H05B 6/101 (2013.01); H05B 6/108 (2013.01); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); B01L 2200/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to reduce biological carryover using induction heating are disclosed herein. An example method includes washing an aspiration and dispense device. The example method includes generating an alternating electromagnetic field and introducing the aspiration and dispense device into the alternating electromagnetic field. The example method includes inductively heating the aspiration and dispense device with the alternating electromagnetic field. In the example method, the washing is to occur in concert with the heating.