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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Zhong Ding, Fairport, NY (US);
Merrit N. Jacobs, Fairport, NY (US);
James D. Shaw, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zhong Ding, Fairport, NY (US);
Merrit N. Jacobs, Fairport, NY (US);
James D. Shaw, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/17 (2006.01); G01N 21/62 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A metering tip for use in a clinical analytical apparatus includes a tapered body having at least one interior stepped areas. Each of the stepped areas include a sharp diametrical edge for latching a fluid meniscus being dispensed from the tip and for reducing fluid oscillation during metering.