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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Gershon Giter, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dmitry Volovik, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gershon Giter, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dmitry Volovik, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Expert Services Group, LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cartridge, system, and methods that can be used for automated handling of fluids, such as blood. The cartridge can be configured to obtain a fluid sample from a sealed container, e.g., a septum sealed container. The system can be configured to handle the cartridge for operations such as obtaining a sample and/or dispensing the sample from the cartridge into, for example, a microtiter plate. The method of the invention can employ the cartridge or system of the invention.