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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Teruaki Itoh, Kumamoto, JP;
Inventor:
Teruaki Itoh, Kumamoto, JP;
Assignee:
IDS Company, Ltd., Kumamoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/86 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blood sample sensing apparatus includes a moving device which moves a sample container containing a blood sample to a sensing position, a turning mechanism which is connected to the moving device and tilts the sample container such that a bottom of the sample container is directed upward when the sample container is located in the sensing position, and an optical sensor which is located in the sensing position and determines whether the blood sample in the sample container is coagulated.