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6151405 System and method for cellular specimen grading  
The system and method for evaluating the amount of marker identifying precipitate in a cellular specimen on a microscope slide is disclosed. The automated microscope system performs a low...
6147749 Method and apparatus for measuring concentration by light projection  
To project measuring light with good reproducibility onto the measuring part of a measured object so that measurement conditions can always be constant. An optical measuring apparatus is equipped...
6144444 Apparatus and method to determine blood parameters  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring blood parameters during cardio-pulmonary bypass surgery or during other procedures which utilize an extracorporeal circuit. The...
6130743 Colorimetric red blood cell sensor  
A colorimetric red blood cell sensor provides an automatic system for deting and preventing the further mixing of red blood cells and plasma. The sensor includes a processor that controls blue and...
6126612 Method for detecting cyanide in cutaneously transpired gas  
A method of detecting cyanide concentration in the cutaneously transpired gas of a patient, allowing for the timely implementation of an appropriate treatment. Where the skin of a patient suffering...
6124139 Method and apparatus for indirect agglutination immunoassay  
A method of indirect agglutination immunoassay includes, allowing particles of a reagent for immunoassay to precipitate in bottoms of at least one well, inclining the well at a specified angle to...
6118522 Apparatus and method for differentiating erythrocytes in urine  
An apparatus for differentiating erythrocytes in urine includes: a sheath flow cell for forming a urine specimen flow by surrounding a urine specimen with a sheath liquid, the urine specimen...
6111248 Self-contained optical sensor system  
A self-contained optical sensor (5) with a device platform (7) and an encapsulating light transmissive housing (9) formed therein is disclosed in conjunction with several sensor configurations...
6111636 Device for measuring optical density  
The application relates to a device for measuring the optical density of samples arranged in strips on a plate. The device comprises a measurement head (3) moving strip by strip in relation to the...
6103197 Method and apparatus for optically determining total hemoglobin concentration  
In a method of optically determining the total hemoglobin concentration (tHb) in non-hemolyzed whole blood, using at least two wavelengths for measuring, a first wavelength of λ<805 nm and a...
6100966 Test device for bodily fluids  
A test device for bodily fluids comprising a solid carrier with a bonded reagent, a light source and a light detector. Light source and light detector are positioned is such a way that the majority...
6101406 Cassette for measuring parameters of blood  
A cassette useful for measuring one or more parameters of blood in, for example, a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit has a convex coupling for releasable connection with a mating, concave coupling of...
6091483 Method and apparatus for preparing substances for optical analysis  
A solid matter collection apparatus and a method for collecting solid matter in a fluid. The apparatus includes a collection site that collects the solid matter at a predetermined density and...
6088087 Transcutaneous measurement of substance in body tissues or fluid  
An apparatus and method for transcutaneous measurement of a substance within a body. Transcutaneous measurement of substances within a subjects' tissues or fluids is effected through the use of the...
6084660 Initiation of an analytical measurement in blood  
A distinctive optical signature permits a fluidic medical diagnostic device to measure an analyte concentration or a property of whole blood, particularly the coagulation time, only after first...
6084661 Optical method and apparatus for measuring carbon monoxide in non-hemolyzed blood  
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, tasteless, and odorless gas which causes asphyxiation by combining with a strong affinity to blood hemoglobin. Unless a patient is quickly identified as having...
6084676 Non-contact non-invasive measuring method and apparatus  
The distance between an image indicating a measured portion and a measuring apparatus is previously registered, a measured object is arranged in a prescribed space in a non-contact state, the...
6073037 Near-infrared noninvasive determination of pH in pulse mode  
Methods and apparatus for, preferably, determining noninvasively and in vivo pH in a human. The non-invasive method includes the steps of: generating light at three or more different wavelengths in...
6069687 Contaminant detector  
A contaminant detector including a light source for emitting light of a wavelength with peak emission corresponding to that of "blue" light or to that of light of even lower wavelength. Light is...
6064474 Optical measurement of blood hematocrit incorporating a self-calibration algorithm  
An optical method for obtaining hematocrit values of blood uses the light transmittance properties of blood as a means of acquiring information about the blood sample. An algorithm is used to...
6061581 Invasive and in vivo near-infrared determination of pH  
Methods for determining invasively and in vivo pH in a human. The invasive method includes the steps of: generating light at three or more different wavelengths in the range of 1000 nm to 2500 nm;...
6055060 Analytical system with means for detecting too small sample volumes  
Analytical system for evaluating test elements having means of determining whether a sufficient amount of sample liquid was evenly applied to an application zone comprising in a first embodiment of...
6043871 System and method for measuring blood platelet function  
An instrument is described for measuring the platelet aggregation in whole blood in response to standard aggregating agents. The instrument is designed to be used in the clinical laboratory to...
6025201 Highly sensitive, accurate, and precise automated method and device for identifying and quantifying platelets and for determining platelet activation state using whole blood samples  
The present invention provides a highly sensitive and accurate method and system for the discrimination and quantification of platelets in a whole blood sample using automated hematology...
6016193 Cuvette holder for coagulation assay test  
A cuvette holder is provided to allow a flow cell optical analyzer to be adapted for coagulation analysis. The flow cell analyzer has a light source and a photo detector defining a first and a...
RE36474 Signal processing method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for the determination of spectral samples is disclosed wherein spectral measurements are taken, normalization of the spectral measurements takes place, and a bilinear...
6005658 Intermittent measuring of arterial oxygen saturation of hemoglobin  
Described is a method and a system for detecting the arterial oxygen saturation of hemoglobin (also called blood oxygenation, SpO2 or SaO2 measuring), comprising a measuring device for performing a...
5995208 Intravascular oximetry catheter  
Apparatus and a method for monitoring a percentage of the oxygen saturation in the hemoglobin of blood flowing through a blood vessel. An optical sensor that detects the percentage oxygen...
5986770 Apparatus and method for the optical characterization of the structure and composition of a light scattering sample  
Apparatus for the optical characterization of the internal structure and/or composition of a spatially extended, scattering sample comprising an arrangement of one or several light sources and one...
5980757 Interface detection and control systems and method  
A viewing area in a blood separation chamber is monitored for the presence of an interface region between plasma and cellular blood components. Sensed optical density values for the viewing area...
5976886 Fluorescein bloodstain detection method  
An improved method of detecting latent bloodstains using a thickened solution of fluorescin which is applied to a surface, activated by application of hydrogen peroxide and visualized as...
5961469 Spectrophotometric assay for cyanide  
A method of detecting and quantifying cyanide concentration in a patient, by monitoring photometric changes resulting from the transformation of methemoglobin to cyanomethemoglobin. The present...
5963335 Means and method for measuring absorption of radiation-scattering samples  
The present invention provides methods and devices for measuring radiation absorption by a sample. The invention enables one to determine whether the sample scatters the radiation of interest and,...
5957841 Method of determining a glucose concentration in a target by using near-infrared spectroscopy  
A glucose concentration in a living tissue as a target is determined by the following method. Near-infrared radiation is projected on the living tissue, and a resulting radiation emitted from the...
5956130 Method of surgical fluid analysis  
A monitor to provide substantially real-time estimates of fluid absorption rate and tissue loss rate in a patient during a surgical procedure. The monitor estimates fluid source flow rates and...
5944660 Disposable cartridge assembly with optional integrated temperature control system, and systems containing same  
A cartridge assembly is provided for analyzing characteristics of a sample fluid. The cartridge assembly comprises an assembly body having a passageway, a cavity and, interposed between the...
5938595 Fiber optic D dimer biosensor  
A fiber optic sensor for D dimer (a fibrinolytic product) can be used in vivo (e.g., in catheter-based procedures) for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke-related conditions in humans. Stroke is...
5940177 Method and apparatus for determining the size distribution of different types of particles in a sample  
A method and apparatus for determining the size distribution of at least two different types of fluorescent or fluorescently stained particles in a sample by radiating light into a stream of...
5934278 Non-invasive blood analyzer  
A non-invasive blood analyzer includes a light applying device for applying light to a detection region including a blood vessel in a living body and a capturing device for capturing an image of...
5936714 Red blood cell spillover detection technique  
An apparatus and a method are provided to monitor a generally transparent blood tube at a location that is downstream from a blood separator in order to detect the presence of red blood cells in a...
5933226 Attachment for a concentration measuring apparatus and a concentration measuring system  
An attachment is designed such that a concentration measuring apparatus is attachable to and detachable from it. Inside the leading end portion of the attachment, leading ends of two light guide...
5917584 Method for differentiation of nucleated red blood cells  
A method is provided for differentiation of nucleated red blood cells. In addition, the method provides for a concurrent differentiation of leukocytes in a blood cell sample by suitable electronic...
5900215 Fiber optic sensor  
A method is provided for manufacturing a fiber optic sensor for detecting or measuring a parameter of interest in a sample fluid, including pH, concentration of dissolved gases such as O 2 or CO 2...
5898487 Apparatus and method for determining the concentrations of hemoglobin derivatives  
An apparatus for determining the concentrations of n hemoglobin derivatives in a sample of undiluted, unhemolyzed whole blood provided in a cuvette, employs a device producing a primary light beam...
5891029 Method of and device for positioning a living body for biological measurement and apparatus for measurement of biological information  
To secure a highly accurate measurement value of biological information with minimized variation by positioning a target part of a living body with good reproducibility and by positioning the...
5889585 Method and apparatus for the measurement of blood sugar  
In an apparatus and method for detecting the concentration of a substance in a fluid, such as the concentration of sugar in blood, the measuring field of a test strip to which the fluid to be...
5889584 Assembly for rapid measurement of cell layers  
A sample of anticoagulated whole blood contained in a transparent tube is centrifuged so as to gravimetrically separate the various blood cell and other components by specific gravity. The tube may...
5886252 Power supply monitor and control for medical instrument  
An instrument for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control comprises a radiation-reflective surface, a first source for irradiating the surface, a first detector for...
5885212 Non-invasive measurement of blood PH  
Methods and apparatus are provided for non-invasively determining blood pH by a multivariate analysis technique, such as classical least squares (CLS), partial least squares (PLS), or principal...
5886808 Pulse shaping system  
Temporally shaped electrical waveform generation provides electrical waveforms suitable for driving an electro-optic modulator (EOM) which produces temporally shaped optical laser pulses for...