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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Matthias Irmscher, Berlin, DE;
Remco Den Dulk, Eindhoven, NL;
Menno Willem Jose Prins, Rosmalen, NL;
Matthias Irmscher, Berlin, DE;
Remco Den Dulk, Eindhoven, NL;
Menno Willem Jose Prins, Rosmalen, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus () for the enrichment of magnetic particles () in a sample fluid. The sample fluid is provided in a sample cartridge () between a first pole () and a second pole () of an actuator magnet (). A minimal magnetic flux as well as a minimal magnetic gradient are then established inside the sample fluid, wherein their values depend on the particular magnetic particles () and the sample fluid under consideration. In a preferred embodiment, the first pole () has a single tip (T).