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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Brian Brummeler Haab, Jenison, MI (US);
David Kruithoff, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Brummeler Haab, Jenison, MI (US);
David Kruithoff, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide including a vessel, a printer block having a printing surface to form a hydrophobic barrier on the examination slide in a specified pattern, a slide holder, and a reversible actuator. The invention also includes a method for placing a hydrophobic barrier on an examination slide in a specified pattern.