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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:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernhard H. Weigl, Seattle, WA (US);
Gerald L. Klein, Edmonds, WA (US);
Ronald L. Bardell, Redmond, WA (US);
C. Frederick Battrell, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Micronics, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/26 ;
Abstract
A capillary for introduction of whole blood into an analysis device. The capillary has a variable volume along its length, which allows the liquid sample to be drawn into the interior of the cartridge, away from the inlet, reducing the risk of contamination of the sample from the outside.