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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alex M Saunders, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beckman Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; B44D / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-2 ; 424-3 ; 436177 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process of preparing blood spreads for microscopical examination wherein a smooth and homogeneous plasma layer is obtained. A combination of steps including timely fixation for the purpose of cell preservation, producing a cross-linked matrix in the plasma and performing of chemical reactions by diffusing reagents across an interface, are performed for the purpose of stabilizing both the cell shape and the smoothness and homogeneity of the plasma layer, while the fresh and still wet blood spread is immersed in a non-polar, water immisicible, solvent.