Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
422073000 | With coagulometer for agglutination, clotting, or prothrombin, or for particle (e.g., cell, etc.) counting, or volume or characteristics determination | 37 |
20080267824 | Control system for monitoring salt levels in a brine tank - A control system monitors salt level in a brine tank having a water inlet. The control system comprises a memory device storing an amount representing actual salt level in the brine tank. A sensor determines water level in the brine tank. A control valve is operatively connected between a water supply and the water inlet for controllably supplying water to the brine tank. A logic circuit is operatively connected to the memory device, the sensor and the control valve for determining salt level in the brine tank. The logic circuit periodically operates the control valve responsive to sensed water levels to fill the brine tank with water, updates the stored actual salt level in the memory device responsive to water supplied to the brine tank, and provides an indication when actual salt level in the brine tank falls below a select salt level. | 10-30-2008 |
20090004060 | MICRO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, MICROCHEMICAL MEASURING METHOD, AND SAMPLE COLLECTING TOOL - A micro-cassette | 01-01-2009 |
20090123337 | Cartridge - A cartridge A to be mounted to a separate apparatus is provided. The cartridge includes a liquid introduction port | 05-14-2009 |
20100028207 | CUVETTE-BASED APPARATUS FOR BLOOD COAGULATION MEASUREMENT AND TESTING - An apparatus for measuring blood clotting time includes a blood clot detection instrument and a cuvette for use with the blood clot detection instrument. The cuvette includes a blood sample receptor-inlet; a channel arrangement including at least one test channel for performing a blood clotting time measurement, a sampling channel having at least one surface portion that is hydrophilic, communicating with the blood sample receptor-inlet and the at least one test channel, and a waste channel having at least one surface portion that is hydrophilic, communicating with the sampling channel; and a vent opening communicating with the sampling channel. The sampling channel, the vent opening and the waste channel, coact to automatically draw a requisite volume of a blood sample deposited at the blood receptor-inlet, into the sampling channel. More specifically, air compressed within the blood clot detection instrument, the at least one test channel of the cuvette, and the section of the sampling channel extending beyond the vent opening of the cuvette, coacts with the waste channel to cause a leading edge of the blood sample drawn into the sampling channel from the blood receptor-inlet, to pull back within the sampling channel and uncover an optical sensor in of the blood clot detection instrument. The uncovering of the optical sensor activates a pump module of the blood clot detection instrument, which draws the requisite volume of the blood sample into the at least one test channel. | 02-04-2010 |
20100178206 | Gelation measuring apparatus and sample cell - It is intended to allow the concentration of a substance such as an endotoxin or β-D glucan measured via gelation reactions to be measured in a short time and at a high sensitivity and a high specificity. In a measuring apparatus for measuring a target substance in a sample cell via a gelation reaction, a sample cell | 07-15-2010 |
20100266452 | MEASURING CHIP - Provided is a measuring chip, which can spot a specimen liquid of a minute quantity for an immune agglutination easily and precisely to the measuring chip and which can prevent the flow of the specimen liquid and the contamination of the specimen. The measuring chip comprises at least two substrates, a spacer arranged between the substrates, at least one passage made of the substrates and the spacer into a hollow shape and having two open ends, counter electrodes for applying an electric field, and a specimen-spotted portion to be spotted with the specimen. The specimen-spotted portion has a structure made of a square, circular, elliptical or sector shape by that spacer. Moreover, the specimen-spotted portion has two open ends, one of which is connected to one open end of that passage. | 10-21-2010 |
20100290952 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND BLOOD COAGULATION ANALYZER - The present invention is to present a sample analyzer, including: a lamp member which includes a halogen lamp including an electrode and a filament connected to the electrode; a holding mechanism for holding the lamp member such that the filament of the halogen lamp is positioned above the electrode; a light receiver for receiving light irradiated from the halogen lamp through an analysis sample; and an analysis unit for analyzing a component contained in the analysis sample based on the light received by the light receiver. | 11-18-2010 |
20110033339 | MICROPARTICLE SORTING APPARATUS, FLOW CYTOMETER USING THE SAME AND MICROPARTICLE SORTING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a microparticle sorting apparatus, including: a discharge direction confirming section configured to confirm a discharge direction of a discharged liquid discharged from a discharge outlet of a flow path; opposite electrodes disposed downstream with respect to the discharge outlet; an opposite electrode position controlling section configured to control positions of the opposite electrodes in accordance with the discharge direction confirmed by the discharge direction confirming section; a droplet generating section configured to generate a droplet from the discharge outlet; and a charging section configured to electrically charge the droplet with electric charges. | 02-10-2011 |
20110223064 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - The present invention is a sample analyzer, comprising: a reagent storage configured to store a reagent container accommodating a reagent used for analyzing a sample; a reagent arrangement section which is accommodated in the reagent storage, and on which the reagent container is arranged; a cooling section arranged on a lower side of the reagent arrangement section; and a circulating section which is arranged between the cooling section and the reagent arrangement section and arranged to face the cooling section, and which circulates air in the reagent storage. | 09-15-2011 |
20110250092 | Inlaid optical material and method of manufacture - An optical material is inlaid into a supporting substrate, with the top surface of the optical material flush with the top surface of the substrate, wherein the optical element is used to shape a beam of light travelling substantially parallel to the top surface of the substrate, but with the central axis of the beam below the top surface of the substrate. The optical elements serve to shape the beam of light for delivery to or from a microfabricated structure within the device. | 10-13-2011 |
20110318229 | DROPLET DISCHARGING APPARATUS FOR CELL COUNTING - There is provided a droplet discharging apparatus for cell counting that includes: a droplet flowing unit into which a droplet is injected; a pumping unit allowing the injected droplet to flow or to stop flowing; a droplet discharging unit discharging the droplet to a target unit or a receiving unit; a detection unit installed on a droplet discharging route, and irradiating light to the droplet and receiving light reflected on the droplet to generate a light receiving signal; and a control unit performing a control operation by counting the number of cells by receiving the light receiving signal from the detection unit and determining whether or not the cell is present on the basis of the level of the received light receiving signal. Therefore, it is possible to discharge the droplet by accurately counting the number of cells in the droplet. | 12-29-2011 |
20120020838 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE AND DISPENSING DEVICE - An automatic analysis device | 01-26-2012 |
20120275959 | APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HAEMOSTASIS TESTS - The invention relates to a device for measuring coagulation parameters in a sample fluid, comprising an interface sensor with a sensor surface that faces the sample fluid. The invention is characterized in that said sensor surface includes adhesive areas and non-adhesive areas with respect to blood components. | 11-01-2012 |
20120282139 | BLOOD COAGULATION ANALYZER - A blood coagulation analyzer that realizes both securement of a wide dynamic range and enhancement of sensitivity in blood coagulation analysis by selecting an appropriate angle of detection depending on the intensity of scattered light from each specimen without causing complexity of the analyzer. The analyzer has a reaction container. A storage unit is provided which takes in and stores multiple pieces of chronological light intensity variation data acquired from detectors arranged around a reaction container. A judgment unit selects light intensity variation data to be used for calculation of a blood coagulation time from the multiple pieces of light intensity variation data stored in the storage unit based on the amount of light intensity variation. A calculation unit calculates the blood coagulation time from the light intensity variation data selected by the judgment unit. | 11-08-2012 |
20120294767 | PORTABLE HEMOSTASIS ANALYZER - Provided are devices, systems and methods for the use of a portable unit for the evaluation of hemostasis. For example, a portable system for determining a plurality of hemostatic parameters may be included. The system includes a blood sample receptacle, an analyzer and a housing. The blood sample receptacle is configured to hold at least one blood sample. The analyzer is configured to determine at least two hemostatic parameters of the at least one blood sample. The housing is configured to operably couple the blood sample receptacle and the analyzer. The housing is portable and may, for example, have a thickness of 17.5 cm or smaller. | 11-22-2012 |
20120308435 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CLOSED TUBE SAMPLING AND OPEN TUBE SAMPLING FOR AUTOMATED CLINICAL ANALYZERS - A centrifuge to which sample tubes can be introduced while the centrifuge is in motion. The centrifuge comprises a carousel having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the carousel has a plurality of positions for sample tubes for a centrifugation operation, a plurality of drive mechanisms attached to the upper portion of the carousel, a movable element mounted upon each drive mechanism, the movable element capable of traversing the length of the drive mechanism when the drive mechanism is actuated, a sample tube-holding assembly comprising a sample tube holder and a bearing attached to each movable element, and at least one balancing element capable of contributing to a force vector that cancels an imbalance vector generated by rotation of the centrifuge. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308436 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES IN LIQUID FLOW - One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for sorting biological particles in a liquid flow running from a flow chamber to a flow cell, which comprises a sheath-liquid tank for storing a mass of a sheath liquid, a fluidic pump being operable to suck the sheath liquid from the sheath-liquid tank, a buffer reservoir being adapted to remove air bubbles from the sheath liquid, and a mass flow controller being operable to supply the sheath liquid free from air bubbles to the flow chamber at a constant flow rate. | 12-06-2012 |
20130011298 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sample analyzer comprising: a measurement unit configured to perform, by using a reagent, a quality control measurement for measuring a quality control specimen; a display; and a controller configured to control the display to show reagent information for verifying a state of the reagent used in the quality control measurement, in conjunction with a result of the quality control measurement obtained by the measurement unit. | 01-10-2013 |
20130084213 | SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sample processing apparatus comprises a sample processing unit for processing a sample, a control unit for accepting a stop instruction to stop the operation of the sample processing unit, and an output unit. The control unit is configured to control the output unit to output consumable good information related to lack of the consumable good that occurs if the consumable good runs out before completion of next starting of the sample processing unit when accepting the stop instruction. | 04-04-2013 |
20130094998 | PLATELET AGGREGATION TEST AND DEVICE - An assembly for testing platelet aggregation including an electrode subassembly that is mounted in a cuvette subassembly for use with relatively small samples containing platelets. | 04-18-2013 |
20130164176 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THROMBUS FORMATION - An apparatus for monitoring thrombus formation wherein anticoagulated blood is flown through a channel simulating a blood vessel while releasing the anticoagulant treatment or promoting blood coagulation to thereby monitor thrombus formation. This apparatus for monitoring thrombus formation comprises: a thrombus formation chamber in at least a part of which a thrombus formation inducer inducing thrombus formation is provided; an inlet tube which is connected to the thrombus formation chamber and through which blood is flown into the thrombus formation chamber; and a drug tube which is connected to the inlet tube and through which a drug releasing the anticoagulant treatment or a drug promoting blood coagulation is supplied. | 06-27-2013 |
20130323125 | MEASUREMENT CHIP, MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A measurement chip ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140050622 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - Each of a first measurement unit and a second measurement unit (sample analyzer) includes: a reagent storage section in which a plurality of holder parts are arranged side by side, each of the holder parts including a setting part in which a reagent container having an RFID tag attached thereto is set, and an antenna part which transmits/receives a radio wave to/from the RFID tag of the reagent container set in the setting part; and a left face part and a right face part which block a radio wave communication path between the antenna part of one of the holder parts and the RFID tag of the reagent container set in another one, of the holder parts, adjacent to the one of the holder parts. | 02-20-2014 |
20140065018 | ANALYZER AND AGITATING APPARATUS - An analyzer comprises a container supplying unit which supplies a container, an agitating unit which agitates liquid in the container, and a measurement unit which performs a measurement using the liquid agitated by the agitating unit. The agitating unit comprises a base which is configured to move relative to the container supplying unit, a driving source which is mounted on the base, a container catcher which is configured to catch the container at one side, a transmitting member which transmits the power of the driving source to the other end side of the container catcher, and a supporting member which supports the container catcher at a position between one end and the other end of the container catcher. | 03-06-2014 |
20140093429 | Platelet aggregation test and device - An assembly for testing platelet aggregation including an electrode subassembly that is mounted in a cuvette subassembly for use with relatively small samples containing platelets. | 04-03-2014 |
20140134051 | AUTOMATED PLATELET FUNCTION ANALYZER AND ITS ANALYTICAL METHODS - An automated platelet function analyzer includes a sampling vessel, a preparation vessel, an analysis vessel, a sampling needle, a blood sample syringe, a platelet agonist syringe, an analysis solution syringe and a blood mixing device. A method for platelet analysis is also disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
20140161668 | Cuvette-Based Apparatus for Blood Coagulation Measurement and Testing - An apparatus for measuring blood clotting time includes a blood clot detection instrument and a cuvette for use with the blood clot detection instrument. The cuvette includes a blood sample receptor-inlet; a channel arrangement including at least one test channel for performing a blood clotting time measurement, a sampling channel having at least one surface portion that is hydrophilic, communicating with the blood sample receptor-inlet and the at least one test channel, and a waste channel having at least one surface portion that is hydrophilic, communicating with the sampling channel; and a vent opening communicating with the sampling channel. The sampling channel, the vent opening and the waste channel, coact to automatically draw a requisite volume of a blood sample deposited at the blood receptor-inlet, into the sampling channel. | 06-12-2014 |
20140186217 | BLOOD COAGULATION SYSTEM ANALYZING METHOD AND BLOOD COAGULATION SYSTEM ANALYZING DEVICE - A blood coagulation analysis device and method in which information relating to the coagulability of blood is evaluated based on a change generated in a permittivity measured in a coagulation process of the blood due to addition of a substance that activates or inactivates platelets to the blood. | 07-03-2014 |
20140255254 | BLOOD COAGULATION ANALYZER - In order to improve accuracy of determination of a blood coagulation time without requiring complicated work, a measurement unit | 09-11-2014 |
20140341779 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOOD CELLS AND IMMUNITY FROM WHOLE BLOOD - A diluted cleaning solution is contacted with the inner wall surface of an immunity measuring cell every time an immunity measurement treatment of a specimen is performed. Therefore, a diluting liquid is injected in advance, then a cleaning solution is injected, whereby a diluted cleaning solution is produced in the immunity measuring cell. As a result, the inner wall surface of the immunity measuring cell is maintained in a preferable state and the interval of the routine cleanings can be prolonged. | 11-20-2014 |
20140341780 | BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A blood analysis apparatus configured such that a nozzle sucks a predetermined amount of a blood specimen in a specimen container, and dispenses the specimen to each blood cell counting part which obtains count data, and a control part processes the count data to perform blood analysis. In this apparatus, two or more blood cell counting parts (basophil counting part, LMNE counting part, red blood cell counting part, white blood cell counting part) are constituted to obtain the count data of the same particular blood cell type (white blood cells), and the control part calculates the ratio or number of the existing blood cell from each count data, and judges whether the amount of the blood specimen sucked in the nozzle is normal or insufficient by comparing respective calculation results to determine whether they are within the predetermined allowable ranges. | 11-20-2014 |
20140348706 | Microfluidic Device and Microfluidic System - A microfluidic device and a microfluidic system are provided. The microfluidic device includes a support substrate; and at least one filter array arranged on the support substrate and configured so as to trap a single cell in contact with the support substrate within the at least one filter array when a sample including a plurality of cells flows into the microfluidic device from a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane of the support substrate and flows out in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the support substrate. | 11-27-2014 |
20150017067 | MICRO-SENSOR BASED TEST APPARATUS - There is provided a fluid test strip, comprising a micro-sensor formed on a substrate surface and a reagent deposition site formed on the substrate surface, operate to control the size and location of a reagent deposition. There is also provided a method of forming fluid test strip, comprising forming a micro-sensor on a substrate surface and forming a reagent deposition site on the substrate surface, operable to control the size and location of a reagent deposition. | 01-15-2015 |
20150316534 | Apparatus and Cartridge for Hemostasis Testing - A sample testing cartridge is usable to perform a variety of tests on a visco-elastic sample, such hemostasis testing on a whole blood or blood component sample. The cartridge includes a sample processing portion that is in fluid communication with a sample retention structure. A suspension, such as a beam, arm, cantilever or similar structure supports or suspends the sample retention portion relative to the sample processing portion in a unitary structure. In this manner, the sample retention portion may be placed into dynamic excitation responsive to excitation of the cartridge and correspondingly dynamic, resonant excitation of the sample contained within the sample retention portion, while the sample processing portion remains fixed. Observation of the excited sample yields data indicative of hemostasis. The data may correspond to hemostasis parameters such as time to initial clot formation, rate of clot formation, maximum clot strength and degree of clot lysis. | 11-05-2015 |
20150323480 | IMPEDANCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND IMPEDANCE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - Provided is an impedance measuring device for biological samples including one or a plurality of biological sample holding units configured to hold a biological sample, an applying unit configured to apply an AC voltage to a pair of electrodes in contact with the biological sample held by the biological sample holding unit, a measuring unit configured to measure an impedance of the biological sample obtained by an AC voltage being applied to the biological sample by the applying unit, and a measurement condition control unit configured to control a measuring time and/or a measuring frequency in the measuring unit. | 11-12-2015 |
20160033475 | PLATELET AGGREGATION TEST AND DEVICE - An assembly for testing platelet aggregation including an electrode subassembly that is mounted in a cuvette subassembly for use with relatively small samples containing platelets. | 02-04-2016 |
20180021777 | FLUID TESTING CHIP AND CASSETTE | 01-25-2018 |