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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2002
Paul Lum, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ganapati R. Mauze, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Catherine K. Templin, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Paul Lum, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ganapati R. Mauze, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Catherine K. Templin, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for pumping and optionally mixing of small quantities of biological fluid wherein the pumping mechanism is segregated from the biological fluid being pumped. The micro-pump pushes the biological fluid by compressing a cartridge housing the blood and reagents with collapsible walls with a roller or ball bearing, synchronized perpendicular plungers, or an acutely-angled member to push the biological fluid by collapsing the walls of the cartridge in the direction of flow.