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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Govindarajan Natarajan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Eric a Eckberg, Rochester, MN (US);
James N Humenik, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Kathleen a Mcgroddy-goetz, Fairfield, CT (US);
Scott Partington, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher F Perrera, Colchester, VT (US);
Marco G Trivella, Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy M Wiwel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Govindarajan Natarajan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Eric A Eckberg, Rochester, MN (US);
James N Humenik, LaGrangeville, NY (US);
Kathleen A McGroddy-Goetz, Fairfield, CT (US);
Scott Partington, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher F Perrera, Colchester, VT (US);
Marco G Trivella, Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy M Wiwel, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for determining the osmolarity of a fluid. The system includes an apparatus having: a chip with a substantially planar top surface; a first circuit portion and a second circuit portion, each having a plurality of redundant electrically conductive lines disposed on the top surface; and a gap disposed between the first circuit portion and the second circuit portion, wherein a circuit is created when a fluid sample bridges the gap and connects the first circuit portion and the second circuit portion.