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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2007
Merrit Jacobs, Fairport, NY (US);
Ed Graham, Penfield, NY (US);
Karen Vavra, Rochester, NY (US);
Chuck Noeson, Rochester, NY (US);
Susan Danielson, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Terri Fazio, Rochester, NY (US);
Merrit Jacobs, Fairport, NY (US);
Ed Graham, Penfield, NY (US);
Karen Vavra, Rochester, NY (US);
Chuck Noeson, Rochester, NY (US);
Susan Danielson, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Terri Fazio, Rochester, NY (US);
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of normalizing surface tension of a sample fluid on a clinical analyzer is disclosed. The method comprises aspirating a portion of a sample fluid into a metering tip, the metering tip having a lower end through which the sample fluid is aspirated and an upper end; sealing the lower end of the metering tip, forming a cuvette for the portion of the sample fluid; pre-treating a micro-tip with a surface tension-normalizing agent, and then dispensing the surface tension-normalizing agent into the sample fluid in the cuvette; mixing the surface tension-normalizing agent and the sample fluid in the cuvette using the micro-tip to create a mixture of the sample fluid and the surface tension-normalizing agent, the mixture having a normalized surface tension; and using the mixture for testing on the clinical analyzer.