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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert Luoma, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 35/021 (2013.01); G01N 35/025 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0408 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0443 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diagnostic analyzer includes a rotating device, a first optical reader, and a second optical reader. The rotating device includes a first darkened compartment, a second darkened compartment, and an optical path along which the first darkened compartment and the second darkened compartment travel. The first optical reader is operable to read the first darkened compartment and the second optical reader is operable to read the second darkened compartment.