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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Oscar Molloy, Newmarket, GB;
Assignee:
Fisons PLC, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3552 ; G01N 3/3553 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3552 ; G01N 3/3553 ;
Abstract
An analytical apparatus comprises a biosensor device (,) which forms the base of a sample chamber. A stirrer (,) extends into the sample chamber and moves within the chamber so as to homogenize a sample contained within the chamber in contact with the biosensor (,). Movement of the stirrer (,) is preferably reciprocal movement along an axis perpendicular to the surface of the biosensor (,).