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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
David D. Hyde, Ontario, NY (US);
Michael W. Lacourt, Spencerport, NY (US);
Tracy Mcdonald, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher M. Parobek, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
David D. Hyde, Ontario, NY (US);
Michael W. LaCourt, Spencerport, NY (US);
Tracy McDonald, Rochester, NY (US);
Christopher M. Parobek, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a condition in a blood sample includes: providing a sample of blood; providing a metering probe having a pump for aspirating and dispensing; inserting the metering probe a selected distance into the blood sample; measuring the pressure between the sample and pump during sample aspiration or sample dispense; comparing the measured pressure with a reference value; and signaling the presence or absence of the condition. A method for confirming or detecting the presence of a selected layer of blood component in a centrifuged blood sample includes: measuring a pressure of a suspected selected layer in a metering probe during aspiration or dispense; comparing the measured pressure with a reference value, wherein if the measured pressure and the reference value are substantially identical then the selected layer of the blood component is confirmed. In a preferred embodiment the reference value is a pre-selected pressure range.