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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2005
Michael J. Pugia, Granger, IN (US);
James A. Profitt, Goshen, IN (US);
Lloyd S. Schulman, Osceola, IN (US);
Chris T. Zimmerle, Goshen, IN (US);
Hai-hang Kuo, Granger, IN (US);
Michael J. Pugia, Granger, IN (US);
James A. Profitt, Goshen, IN (US);
Lloyd S. Schulman, Osceola, IN (US);
Chris T. Zimmerle, Goshen, IN (US);
Hai-Hang Kuo, Granger, IN (US);
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
Biological fluid samples are deposited by methods that produce a uniform layer of the sample over a reagent-containing surface. In one embodiment, a nozzle having multiple openings is used to deposit a sample over the reagent-containing surface simultaneously. In an alternative embodiment, single droplets of the sample are deposited in a pattern on the surface, preferably in a sequence of parallel lines. The reaction between the biological sample and the reagents is read from a spectrographic image of the reagent-containing surface obtained by optical methods.