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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Gregory A. Blackwell, Dallas, TX (US);
Ganesh Rajagopal, Carrollton, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gregory A. Blackwell, Dallas, TX (US);
Ganesh Rajagopal, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides probe washing cups and methods. A probe washing cup has a washing well and a waste cup. A drying section is disposed between an open end of the probe washing cup and an inlet plane of the washing well. The drying section has a channel that is aligned with the washing well. The channel has an opening for receiving the probe therethrough.