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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Gary E. Rehm, Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventor:
Gary E. Rehm, Elkhart, IN (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/77 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for using an infrared reading to detect the misidentification of a diagnostic test strip disposed on a feed table comprising the steps of determining if the test strip possesses specified reagents, reading the infrared reflectances from the reagent positions, determining if the reflectances are within an acceptable predetermined range and aborting the test if the infrared reflectances are not within the acceptable predetermined range.