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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Alyssa J. Dassa, Gorham, ME (US);
Alyssa J. Dassa, Gorham, ME (US);
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Abstract
An anticoagulant-coated dipstick is selectively receivable by the central fill port of a rotor of a blood centrifuge. The dipstick includes an elongated, rod-like member having a first axial end and an opposite second axial end, and a cap affixed to the second axial end. At least a portion of a surface of the rod-like member is coated with an anticoagulant. The elongated rod-like member of the dipstick is dimensioned in length and diameter to be receivable through the central fill port of the rotor to contact a blood sample contained therein. The cap is circular in shape, with a diameter that is greater than that of the rotor fill port to entirely cover and seal the fill port to prevent leakage therethrough of a blood sample contained in the rotor, especially when the rotor is gently agitated or inverted.