Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
436045000 | Utilizing a centrifuge or compartmented rotor | 11 |
20090042305 | Sensor Release Mechanism for a Test Meter - A sensor-dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and to perform a test using one of the sensors. The sensor dispensing instrument includes an outer housing and a mechanical mechanism contained therein for rotating the sensor pack and ejecting one of the sensors from the sensor pack and through a sensor slot on the housing. The sensor dispensing instrument also includes a rotational-release wheel that is disposed on the outer housing of the sensor-dispensing instrument that is turnable to remove a sensor disposed in the sensor slot. | 02-12-2009 |
20100015715 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE INCLUDING STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES AIR VENT AND VALVE, AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING FLUID USING THE SAME - A microfluidic device and a method of transferring a liquid material using the microfluidic device are provided. The microfluidic device includes a chamber storing a sealed liquid material, and a structure that flows air to the chamber, when the structure is rotated to generate centrifugal force, so that the liquid material may be transferred from the chamber. | 01-21-2010 |
20100184228 | DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS AND ANALYZING APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE DEVICE - A device for analysis used for transferring a solution to a measurement spot | 07-22-2010 |
20110250695 | METHOD, STRUCTURE, DEVICE, KIT AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF LIQUID SAMPLES - A method for the automated analysis of liquid samples using at least one microfluidic structure is disclosed as well as microfluidic structures, a device having at least one of the microfluidic structures, a kit and a system including such microfluidic device. In one embodiment, the method may comprise: transferring said sample into a first fluid reservoir which is in fluid communication with a second fluid reservoir by a flow channel; spinning said microfluidic structure so as to transport said sample into one or more dead-end recesses or chambers; transferring a control fluid into the structure which generates a barrier to flow and diffusion of said sample contained in said one or more dead-end recesses or chambers; and analyzing said sample contained in said one or more dead-end recesses or chambers. | 10-13-2011 |
20110256629 | FULLY AUTOMATIC BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER AND ANALYZING METHOD THEREOF - A fully automatic biochemical analyzer and an analyzing method thereof are provided, in which the fully automatic biochemical analyzer includes two concentric reagent trays and two driving systems. The two driving systems respectively drive the two reagent trays to rotate, so the two reagent trays are capable of independent rotation, thereby avoiding various drawbacks resulting from required simultaneous rotation and stopping of the two reagent trays. The two reagent trays are concentrically disposed. Under a particular limitation of the table size, more reagent positions can be disposed, thereby increasing the number of items that can be analyzed at the same time by the analyzer. | 10-20-2011 |
20110263030 | CENTRIFUGAL MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANALYTES FROM LIQUID SPECIMEN - A centrifugal micro-fluidic device detecting analytes in a liquid specimen and a method of detection of analytes from a liquid specimen using the micro-fluidic device are provided. Reaction efficiency is increased using a repetitive flow of the liquid specimen induced by an alternating combination of capillary force and centrifugal force, thereby enhancing detection sensitivity. | 10-27-2011 |
20140170756 | PROCEDURE FOR DISPENSING SAMPLE CUVETTES AND REAGENTS, AND APPARATUS FOR THIS PURPOSE - Apparatus and processes for placing sample cuvettes at measuring points, dispensing a reagent into the cuvettes, and forwarding used cuvettes to a receptacle after finishing the measurements. The apparatus has an incubation module ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140273241 | DIAGNOSTIC ANALYZERS WITH PRETREATMENT CAROUSELS AND RELATED METHODS - Diagnostic analyzers with pretreatment carousels and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first carousel that includes a first annular array of slots to receive a first vessel. The example first carousel also includes a first track of rotation about the first carousel having a first diameter and a second track of rotation about the first carousel having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The example apparatus includes a first diverter to move the first vessel from the first track to the second track. In addition, the example apparatus includes a second carousel coaxial with the first carousel. The example second carousel includes a second annular array of slots to receive a second vessel. | 09-18-2014 |
20150111299 | CENTRIFUGE MODULE, PREPROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING CENTRIFUGE MODULE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SYSTEM - When a STAT sample which needs to be centrifuged is inputted in the system, a measure to quickly realize centrifugation of the STAT sample is necessary. In view of the foregoing problem, the invention provides a specimen processing and conveying system in which a centrifuge module incorporated, the centrifuge module being capable of discriminating the operation status of the system at the time point when a STAT sample is inputted and the attribute of the inputted sample and starting centrifugation operation on the basis of the input interval of samples or the arrival interval at the device carrying out centrifugation, and thus capable of starting centrifugation operation quickly when a single or a group of plural samples of urgency is inputted. | 04-23-2015 |
20150375226 | Thin film valve apparatus using a fluid hole closing membrane - A thin film valve includes at least one chamber for storing a fluid required for biological/chemical analysis, a plurality of chamber for performing a biological/biochemical reaction, or connecting, at least one chamber performing the biological or biochemical reaction to enable a movement of the fluid flow, a flow path arranged to communicate with the hole on the flow path, a thin film closing membrane for closing the fluid hole, a thin film valve including the hole and the fluid hole closing membrane, a multilayered plurality of substrates forming the fluid path, the fluid hole and the chamber, a rotatable disk forming the fluid path, fluid hole, the plurality of chambers, a heat generator, laser beam generator heating the thin film valves, a light detector for detecting amount of light passing through the membrane and closing the fluid hole, and a feedback controller for controlling the focusing actuator. | 12-31-2015 |
20160124008 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the analyzer includes a reagent driving disk that accommodates a reagent configured for analysis and that transports the reagent to a desired position, and a fixed disk that has a reagent stand-by position in which to make a reagent container containing the reagent, temporarily stand by, and a magnetic particles stirring position for stirring magnetic particles. A portion of the reagent stand-by position is constituted by a loading system. A reagent container moving unit moves reagent containers containing the reagent, between the reagent driving unit and the fixed disk, according to analytical request status. Providing in a part of the fixed disk the loading system constructed so that reagent containers containing the reagent can be mounted therein during operation enables changing of reagent containers, irrespective of an operational status of the reagent driving disk, and the system to having cold-storage functionality. | 05-05-2016 |