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7604776 Sample-liquid analysis disc and method for analyzing sample mixture liquid  
A reaction of a sample mixture liquid is detected accurately, by allowing a solid reagent to be dissolved and reacted in a liquid sample quickly and accurately. A disc main body, and at least one...
7599275 Optical discs for measuring analytes  
This invention directs to an optical disc assembly configured to receive an analyte which can be detected by a standard optical disc reader or an optical disc reader modified therefrom. The optical...
7597847 Analyzer having a stationary multifunction probe  
An analyzer, preferably a desktop analyzer, includes: a stationary probe capable of dispensing or aspirating a liquid; one or more of a movable test element or movable liquid source; and a conveyor...
7592172 Rotatable sample disk and method of loading a sample disk  
A rotatable sample disk configured for samples of biological material. The sample disk may include a fill chamber for storing a first biological material, a plurality of first sample chambers...
7582259 Blood analysis device and blood analysis method  
A blood analysis device for centrifugally separating plasma in a channel, wherein conveyance of blood, plasma and calibration liquid is effected within the device without using a pump or the like....
7578975 Device and method for separating components of a fluid sample  
A device and method is provided for separating heavier and lighter fractions of a fluid sample. The device includes a plurality of constituents comprising a container and a composite element in the...
7575719 Centrifugation device  
A centrifugation device comprising a combined sample chamber and slide holder adapted to be mounted, with a microscope slide, in a centrifuge in a predetermined position, after placing, in the...
7569186 Systems for using sample processing devices  
Sample processing systems for processing sample materials located in sample processing devices that are separate from the system are disclosed. The sample processing systems include a rotating base...
7553671 Modular test tube rack  
Disclosed herein is a modular test tube rack. The rack contains multiple sub-racks that can be coupled together to form the test tube rack. The sub-rack can be designed to fit into a variety of...
7544324 Rapid sample analysis storage devices and methods of use  
The present invention provides test devices for detecting an analyte suspected of being present in a liquid sample. The devices contain a reservoir compartment, a test compartment, and a port for a...
7534618 Systems and methods for measuring glycated hemoglobin  
Systems and methods for fractionating components of a sample are disclosed herein. A method of fractionating components of a sample includes establishing a solution density gradient in a capillary...
7524641 Method of separating cells from a sample  
Rare cells are separated from a sample fluid by a positive selection or negative selection antibody by centrifuging in a tube containing a harvesting float. The harvesting float has an axial...
7524455 Methods for deposition of sensor regions onto optical storage media substrates and resulting devices  
Methods for applying sensor materials to optical storage media substrates are disclosed. After exposure to a sample of interest, the resulting sensors may be read in optical storage media drives...
7498175 Method and apparatus for determining temperature of and controlling the evaporation of liquid samples  
A method is described for evaporating liquid samples contained in sample holders mounted within a chamber and rotated by the rotor during an evaporation process in which the pressure in the chamber...
7494814 Apparatus and method for obtaining rapid creamatocrit and caloric content values of milk  
The invention relates to a centrifuge apparatus with a built-in sample tube reader and methods for rapidly obtaining measurements of creamatocrit, fat content and/or energy (caloric) content from...
7481977 Assay device  
A device for fluid assay comprising a carousel ( 12 ), mounted about a hub ( 14 ), disposed in a complementary shaped housing ( 16 ). The carousel ( 12 ) is divided into a plurality of chambers (...
7476361 Microfluidics devices and methods of diluting samples and reagents  
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for performing microanalytic and microsynthetic analyses and procedures. The invention provides a microsystem platform and a micromanipulation device...
7459127 Method and apparatus for precise transfer and manipulation of fluids by centrifugal and/or capillary forces  
A micro-liter liquid sample, particularly a biological sample, is analyzed in a device employing centrifugal and capillary forces. The sample is moved through one or more sample wells arrayed...
7449329 Blood test kit  
A blood crossmatching apparatus, kit and methods for testing the compatibility of mammals for blood transfusion. Particulate layers in the apparatus allow nonagglutinated red blood cells to...
7437914 Microfluidic test systems with gas bubble reduction  
A reservoir for use in testing a liquid as part of a microfluidic testing system, includes a testing chamber configured to receive the liquid to be tested. A liquid inlet is fluidly coupled to the...
7435381 Packaging of microfluidic devices  
A microfluidic device containing liquid reagents having an extended shelf life contains the liquid reagents in micro-reservoirs that limit the escape of moisture to less than 10% over the shelf...
7432106 Liquid processing device including gas trap, and system and method  
A device is provided that can include at least one gas trap that can be arranged in fluid communication with a sample-containment feature formed in or on the device. The gas trap can be arranged to...
7422905 Blood coagulation test cartridge, system, and method  
A system and method for determining a coagulation time, e.g., TT, PT, aPTT, and ACT, of a test sample deposited in a test cartridge is disclosed. A cartridge housing having upper and lower major...
7413652 Method for the production of a blood component composition  
A system for the production of a blood component composition is provided. The system includes a centrifuge having a blood reservoir for receiving and separating a blood sample into multiple...
7399637 Blood coagulation test cartridge, system, and method  
A system and method for determining a coagulation time, e.g., TT, PT, aPTT, and ACT, of a blood test sample deposited in a test cartridge is disclosed. A cartridge housing having upper and lower...
7390464 Fluidic circuits for sample preparation including bio-discs and methods relating thereto  
A fluidic circuit for receiving a fluid and separating a component of a fluid from the fluid comprises a separation chamber for receiving the fluid, an air chamber in fluid communication with the...
7374678 Apparatus and method for separating and concentrating fluids containing multiple components  
An apparatus that allows for separating and collecting a fraction of a sample. The apparatus, when used with a centrifuge, allows for the creation of at least three fractions in the apparatus. It...
7371330 Particle sedimentation apparatus and method for performing particle sedimentation  
A particle sedimentation apparatus includes a rotation body rotatable about a rotation axis and a separation chamber formed in the rotation body, to cause sedimentation of particle suspension in...
7368083 Blood processing apparatus and blood introducing method  
The present invention provides a blood processing apparatus that can introduce a metered quantity of a blood sample into a chamber and does not require an opening linked to the chamber to be closed...
7361306 Device and method for measuring coagulation time and platelet activity  
The present invention refers to a novel device for measuring coagulation time and platelet activity wherein the patient can measure his or her coagulation time and platelet activity without the aid...
7358095 Buffy coat separator float system and method  
A tube and float system for use in separation and axial expansion of the buffy coat includes a transparent or semi-transparent, flexible sample tube and a rigid separator float having a specific...
7354768 Volume-differential assay using hydrophilic gel  
Systems and methods for measuring the moisture and sediment content of a petroleum sample. In one embodiment, a sample to be tested is collected in a field bottle. The sample from the field bottle...
7353953 Packaging of multiple fluid receptacles  
Packaged fluid receptacles include: a plurality of fluid receptacles arranged one next to the other to form a composite structure having a top surface, bottom surface and end walls at a first end...
7347932 Apparatus and method for separating a volume of composite liquid into at least two components  
A method for separating a volume of a composite liquid into at least a first component and a second component is performed in a centrifuge cooperating with a separation bag containing the volume of...
7332129 Sample processing device having process chambers with bypass slots  
Sample processing devices including process chambers having bypass slots and methods of using the same are disclosed. The bypass slots are formed in the sidewalls of the process chambers and are in...
7332126 Integrated microfluidic disc  
Disclosed is a method for performing the steps of nucleic acid template purification, thermocycling reaction and purification of the products of the thermocycling reaction characterized in that the...
7323660 Modular sample processing apparatus kits and modules  
Modular sample processing apparatus kits that can provide a user with the flexibility to customize a disk-based assay in view of a variety of factors are disclosed. The sample processing apparatus...
7322254 Variable valve apparatus and methods  
Sample processing devices with variable valve structures and methods of using the same are disclosed. The valve structures allow for removal of selected portions of the sample material located...
7320776 Fluid analytical devices  
A fluid analytical device for separating and analyzing a fluid including a first component and a second component. The specific weight of the first component exceeds that of the second component. A...
7316932 Method for separating cells  
The present invention is related to a method for separating a first population of cells from a second population of cells in a sample by discontinuous density gradient separation using dense...
7294513 Method and apparatus for characterizing solutions of small particles  
A method and apparatus is described by which means molecules in suspension may be characterized in terms of the size and mass distributions present. As a sample solution is separated by centrifugal...
7261860 Apparatus and method for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of samples  
A device for centrifugation and robotic manipulation of specimen samples, including incubating eggs, and uses thereof are provided. The device may advantageously be used for the incubation of...
7261859 Microanalysis device  
Microstructure for fluids provided in a rotatable disc (D) having a U-shaped volume-defining structure ( 7 ) connected at its base to an inlet arm of a U-shaped chamber ( 10 ).
7261858 Detector arrangement with rotary drive in an instrument for processing microscale liquid sample volumes  
The invention relates to a detector arrangement in an instrument for analysis of discrete liquid sample volumes in the microliter and/or nanoliter range contained in microchannel structures that...
7256046 Method of operating a photometric analysis apparatus  
The present invention relates to the field of photometric analysis, particularly to photometric analysis apparatuses which use disk-shaped rotors, in which the rotors are loaded automatically.
7250138 Method and system for detecting and recording submicron sized particles  
A system and method for detecting the presence of submicron sized particles in a sample taken from the environment includes a collecting a sample from the environment and purifying and...
7247486 Method and apparatus for controlling reactions  
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing an assay on chemical, biochemical, or biological fluids. The apparatus includes an assay chamber for fluid reactions and a...
7211433 Method for the enriching or depleting tumor cells obtained from a body fluid and kit suitable for this purpose  
The invention relates to a method for the enrichment or depletion of tumor cells from a body fluid, in which a cell separation medium of specific density is overlaid with the body fluid and is...
7195737 Specimen centrifuge system  
A specimen centrifuge system includes a centrifuge unit including a plurality of specimen centrifuges which are stacked in a plurality of layers in a vertical direction, a rack conveyor which is...
7189331 Centrifuge adapter  
An adapter for use with a centrifuge. Features of the adapter allow for less friction during extraction of the adapter and separation efficiency by preventing disturbances to the separated...