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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2004
Francois Dupoteau, Montpellier, FR;
Roger Le Comte, Perols, FR;
Guilhem Couderc, Saint Jean de Vedas, FR;
Francois Dupoteau, Montpellier, FR;
Roger Le Comte, Perols, FR;
Guilhem Couderc, Saint Jean de Vedas, FR;
Horiba ABX SAS, Montpellier, FR;
Abstract
A hematological analyzer on whole blood, for analyzing bloods contained in tubes, wherein the tubes are brought and treated in tube mode by the tube. The analyzer includes a stirring device for receiving a blood tube and stirring the blood tube according to a selected stirring mode, a controller connected to the stirring device for stirring the blood tube under conditions controlled according to specific parameters, and a sampling mechanism for extracting a blood sample in the blood tube previously stirred by the stirring device and transferring the blood sample to an analyzing unit. The analyzer is applicable in particular to hematological analyzers for blood cell count.