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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Szu-min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Peter Zhu, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Szu-Min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Peter Zhu, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid measuring device is described for carrying out the assay using a gas or vapor permeable but liquid impermeable membrane barrier to control the volume of liquid to be measured or transferred. The membrane may be used in any instance where a fixed volume of liquid needs to be measured.