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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:
Jan. 21, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry M Grage, Jr, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 56 ; 422 58 ; 436165 ; 436169 ;
Abstract
An apparatus useful in analyzing samples, such as body fluids, is presented. The device is especially useful in analyzing whole blood because its configuration, with a differential vertical dimension permits rapid flow and uniform draw through the device, with contact of the relevant portion of the sample to a reagent means. Also disclosed is a method for analyzing a sample using the device.