| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 422554000 | Cartridge, cassette or cuvette | 39 |
| 20110076206 | Reagent containers for compact test devices - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reagent containers configured to allow for different liquid and solid reagents to be mixed in situ prior to the measurement. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110280776 | CAPSULE AND CHEMICAL REACTION CARTRIDGE - There are provided a capsule and a chemical reaction cartridge capable of properly handling reagents and so forth. The capsule is formed by laminating two dome-shaped films together at the peripheries thereof. The films are formed by subjecting heat sealable films, to which aluminum vapor deposition is applied, to a drawing process. The films are made of a material (easy-peel material), which can be varied in seal strength by a heating temperature and are thermally welded together at an adhesion area at the peripheries thereof. Thereafter, contents such as reagents and so forth are filled up inside the capsule via a filling section. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120134897 | STORAGE CASSETTE FOR LABORATORY OBJECTS - A storage arrangement ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120171088 | MULTI-WELL ROTARY SYNTHESIZER - An apparatus for synthesizing polymer chains includes a controller, a plurality of precision fit vials circularly arranged in multiple banks on a cartridge, a drain corresponding to each bank of vials, a chamber bowl, a plurality of valves for delivering reagents to selective vials, and a waste tube system for purging material from the vials. A purging operation can be selectively performed on one or more of the banks of vials. The plurality of vials are stored in the cartridge and are divided among individual banks wherein each bank of vials has a corresponding drain. There is at least one waste tube system for expelling the reagent solution from vials within a particular bank of vials when the waste tube system is coupled to the corresponding drain. The cartridge holding the plurality of vials rotates relative to the stationary banks of valves and the waste tube system. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120189510 | CUVETTE - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a cuvette of which an inner space thereof is easily cleansed while minimizing its inner space. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120219471 | REACTION VESSEL AND METHOD FOR THE HANDLING THEREOF - A cuvette for an automatic analyzing apparatus according to the invention includes at least two positions, for each position pair one separating wall connecting the positions, and brackets, which are at the outermost positions and which guide the cuvette into a curved shape. In a handling method of a cuvette according to the invention a cuvette is transported from its brackets to an incubator and bent into a curved shape. In the method the cuvette is then loaded into an opening of the incubator, in which opening it remains by its own spring back factor, until the cuvette is removed from the opening after the analysis. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120275973 | PURIFICATION METHODS - The invention relates to novel processes for the purification of radiolabelled tracers, using a solid-support bound scavenger group. The general concept being illustrated by the scheme: | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130064739 | SEALING OF REACTION CUVETTES FOR BIOAFFINITY ASSAYS - The invention relates to a piercable hermetic cover ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130089476 | Counting Bacteria and Determining Their Susceptibility to Antibiotics - A method for detecting and counting particles suspended in fluids, such as bacteria suspended in urine, utilizing dynamic features of the suspended particles and employing light scattering measurements. The disclosed method is suitable for determining the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. A cuvette for detecting bacteria in fluids, which is especially suited for the light scattering measurements, is provided. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130095010 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge capable of storing a chemical solution includes a first container, a second container installed within the first container and configured to store the chemical solution, and an exhaust path configured to exhaust a gas generated by the chemical solution stored in the second container, wherein the exhaust path is disposed between the first container and the second container. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130108524 | TAPE CASSETTE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130121898 | REACTION CASSETTE AND ASSAY DEVICE - A reaction cassette for biochemical assay, a biochemical assay device including a first space configured to accommodate liquid, having a first opening and rounding edges, a direction of the first opening being directed upward. A second space includes a second opening, a direction of the second opening being perpendicular to the direction of the first opening, wherein the first space and the second space are disposed such that when the reaction cassette is rotated allowing the liquid to drain into the second space. A third space is located below the first space and having a third opening, a direction of the third opening being upward such that when the reaction cassette is reversibly rotated allowing the liquid to drain into the third space, wherein an array of bumps is disposed in the third space to create turbulence of the liquid. An inner partition wall, connected with the second opening and the third opening, acts as a liquid flow channel between the second space and the third space. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130142711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING ANALYTICAL UNITS - Systems and methods for processing and analyzing samples are disclosed. The system may process samples, such as biological fluids, using assay cartridges which can be processed at different processing locations. In some cases, the system can be used for PCR processing. The different processing locations may include a preparation location where samples can be prepared and an analysis location where samples can be analyzed. To assist with the preparation of samples, the system may also include a number of processing stations which may include processing lanes. During the analysis of samples, in some cases, thermal cycler modules and an appropriate optical detection system can be used to detect the presence or absence of certain nucleic acid sequences in the samples. The system can be used to accurately and rapidly process samples. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130164196 | MULTI-WELL ROTARY SYNTHESIZER - An apparatus for synthesizing polymer chains includes a controller, a plurality of precision fit vials circularly arranged in multiple banks on a cartridge, a drain corresponding to each bank of vials, a chamber bowl, a plurality of valves for delivering reagents to selective vials, and a waste tube system for purging material from the vials. A purging operation can be selectively performed on one or more of the banks of vials. The plurality of vials are stored in the cartridge and are divided among individual banks wherein each bank of vials has a corresponding drain. There is at least one waste tube system for expelling the reagent solution from vials within a particular bank of vials when the waste tube system is coupled to the corresponding drain. The cartridge holding the plurality of vials rotates relative to the stationary banks of valves and the waste tube system. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130171043 | Sample Chamber With Parting Plate - The invention comprises a sample chamber for microscopic examinations, comprising a reservoir for receiving a sample, the reservoir being defined by a bottom plate and a side wall, and a parting plate disposed in the reservoir and being parallel to the bottom plate, the parting plate in the reservoir being disposed at a height which is lower than the minimum height of the side wall, so that it divides the reservoir into an upper and a lower partial reservoirs, the lower partial reservoir and the upper partial reservoir being laterally completely bordered by the side wall, and the upper and the lower partial reservoirs being connected by at least one inlet/outlet. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130171044 | BIOLOGIC FLUID SAMPLE ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE WITH SAMPLE COLLECTION PORT - A biological fluid sample analysis cartridge is provided that includes a collection port and a body. The body has one or more internal channels in selective fluid communication with the collection port. The collection port includes a collection bowl, and a slide valve assembly operable to be selectively positioned in an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the collection bowl is accessible for sample deposition, and in the closed position the collection bowl is inaccessible for sample deposition. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130209334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING ANALYTICAL UNITS - Systems and methods for processing and analyzing samples are disclosed. The system may process samples, such as biological fluids, using assay cartridges which can be processed at different processing locations. In some cases, the system can be used for PCR processing. The different processing locations may include a preparation location where samples can be prepared and an analysis location where samples can be analyzed. To assist with the preparation of samples, the system may also include a number of processing stations which may include processing lanes. During the analysis of samples, in some cases, thermal cycler modules and an appropriate optical detection system can be used to detect the presence or absence of certain nucleic acid sequences in the samples. The system can be used to accurately and rapidly process samples. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130224088 | HISTOLOGICAL SPECIMEN CASSETTE - A unitary molded polymer histological specimen cassette includes a base defining a compartment, a lid, and a hinge connecting the lid to the base and enabling the lid to move between an open position and a closed position with respect to en the base. The lid and base are configured to form a fulcrum and apply sufficient tension to the hinge to fracture the hinge when the lid is moved from the open position to the closed position. Another embodiment of the cassette includes a panel extending from the base and having a print-receptive front surface, a rear surface and a first thickness. A plurality of spaced apart support walls extend between and are integrally molded with the base and the rear surface of the panel to support the panel with respect to the base. The cassette includes a sufficient number of support walls at spaced-apart positions to provide the panel with sufficient rigidity to enable printing on the print-receptive surface. All of the support walls have a substantially equal second thickness that is less than the first thickness of the panel, and the second thickness is a thickness with respect to the first thickness that causes the panel to be sufficiently flat and smooth to enable printing on the print-receptive surface. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130287651 | TAPERED CUVETTE AND METHOD OF COLLECTING MAGNETIC PARTICLES - A vessel for use in clinical analysis including an open top, a closed bottom, and at least four tapered sides. A method for collecting magnetic particles in a fluid comprising the steps of providing a magnet and a vessel containing magnetic particles in a fluid, attracting the magnetic particles to the magnet, and moving the magnetic particles with the magnet out of the fluid. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130302221 | HAND-HELD MEDICAL DEVICE - Disclosed herein are hand-held medical devices, such as blood glucose meters, that include a housing with a cassette compartment for receiving an exchangeable test tape cassette, a drive assembly comprising an electric motor and a gear arrangement adapted for rotating a tape spool of the test tape cassette, where the gear arrangement has a worm drive in which a worm meshes with a worm wheel and a multistage speed-reducing unit comprising a plurality of spur gears arranged between the worm wheel and an output gear that can be directly coupled to the tape spool. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130309148 | SEALING OF REACTION CUVETTTES FOR BIOAFFINITY ASSAYS - The invention relates to a piercable hermetic cover ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130309149 | ANALYSIS CARTRIDGE - An analysis cartridge comprising a cartridge body, a first cover, a liquid storage box and a sealing film is disclosed. The cartridge body has an accommodation portion and a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The first cover covers the first side or the second side of the cartridge body and has a first through hole. The liquid storage box is disposed in the accommodation portion and has a liquid through hole. The sealing film seals the liquid through hole of the said liquid storage box and passes through the first through hole of the first cover, wherein the liquid through hole is exposed by removing the sealing film. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130315801 | CARTRIDGE FOR A BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - A cartridge configured to be connected to a blood treatment apparatus, the cartridge including a cartridge inlet, a cartridge outlet and chambers each of which is configured to hold a concentrate in powder form. A flow controller is configured to provide a flow passage from the cartridge inlet to a single selected chamber of the chambers and from the single selected chamber to the cartridge outlet. The flow controller is movable between a plurality of positions, such that a position of the flow controller defines which of the plurality of chambers is the single selected chamber. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140079607 | CARTRIDGE AND SENSOR-DISPENSING INSTRUMENT - A disposable cartridge adapted to be used with a sensor-dispensing instrument comprises a housing, test sensors, a mechanical mechanism and moveable seals. The housing forms at least one opening therethrough. The test sensors are stacked in the housing. The test sensors are adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte. The mechanical mechanism is adapted to urge the test sensors in a first direction. One of the test sensors is positioned for ejection from the cartridge. The moveable seals is adapted to be in a closed position that seals the at least one opening so as to provide a substantially moisture-proof and a substantially air-tight cartridge, and one of the moveable seals is adapted to be in an open position that allows one of the test sensors to be moved therethrough. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140241958 | CARTRIDGE AND SENSOR-DISPENSING INSTRUMENT - A disposable cartridge adapted to be used with a sensor-dispensing instrument comprises a housing, test sensors, a mechanical mechanism and moveable seals. The housing forms at least one opening therethrough. The test sensors are stacked in the housing. The test sensors are adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte. The mechanical mechanism is adapted to urge the test sensors in a first direction. One of the test sensors is positioned for ejection from the cartridge. The moveable seals is adapted to be in a closed position that seals the at least one opening so as to provide a substantially moisture-proof and a substantially air-tight cartridge, and one of the moveable seals is adapted to be in an open position that allows one of the test sensors to be moved therethrough. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140255277 | MULTI-WELL ROTARY SYNTHESIZER - An apparatus for synthesizing polymer chains includes a controller, a plurality of precision fit vials circularly arranged in multiple banks on a cartridge, a drain corresponding to each bank of vials, a chamber bowl, a plurality of valves for delivering reagents to selective vials, and a waste tube system for purging material from the vials. A purging operation can be selectively performed on one or more of the banks of vials. The plurality of vials are stored in the cartridge and are divided among individual banks wherein each bank of vials has a corresponding drain. There is at least one waste tube system for expelling the reagent solution from vials within a particular bank of vials when the waste tube system is coupled to the corresponding drain. The cartridge holding the plurality of vials rotates relative to the stationary banks of valves and the waste tube system. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140271409 | FLUID CARTRIDGE - System, apparatuses, and methods for performing automated reagent-based analysis are provided. Also provided are methods for automated attachment of a cap to a reaction receptacle, and automated removal of a cap from a capped reaction receptacle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140271410 | SEALING DEVICE FOR USE IN A CARTRIDGE FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS - The present invention relates to a sealing device for closing an introduction aperture, the sealing device comprising a fixed support and a shutter mounted movably in translation relative to the support between an extended position and a final retracted position, wherein the sealing device is in a final retracted configuration and wherein the shutter closes introduction aperture. The device includes locking means for preventing any movement of the shutter when it is in the final retracted position. The sealing device further comprises an intermediate retracted configuration, wherein the shutter is at least partly retracted. The sealing device also comprises motion guiding means for guiding the movement of the shutter and designed so that the extension of the shutter is required to move the shutter from the intermediate retracted position to the final retracted position. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140301915 | Integrated Hinged Cartridge Housings for Sample Analysis - The invention relates to a cartridge housing for forming a cartridge capable of measuring an analyte or property of a liquid sample. The housing comprising a first substantially rigid zone, a second substantially flexible zone, a hinge region, and at least one sensor recess containing a sensor. The housing is foldable about said hinge region to form a cartridge having a conduit over at least a portion of said sensor. The invention also relates to methods for forming such cartridges and to various features of such cartridges. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140322103 | MULTISAMPLE BIONANOCHIP PLATFORM - A bionanochip cartridge for analysis of multiple samples or analytes is provided herein, and the cartridge is dimensioned to take advantage of existing robotic microtiter plate handling equipment. Fluidics are specially designed to provide a small footprint and to prevent cross contamination. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140328735 | CONTAINER FOR THE LABORATORY AREA AND METHOD FOR MARKING SUCH A CONTAINER - Container ( | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140341789 | STIRRING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an automatic analysis apparatus comprises a stirrer, a moving unit, a vibrating unit, and a control unit. The stirrer is configured to stir a solution mixture which includes a sample of a specimen and a reagent corresponding to a measurement item of the specimen, and is stored in a reaction cuvette. The moving unit is configured to move the stirrer in a first direction as a depth direction of the reaction cuvette. The vibrating unit is configured to vibrate the stirrer in a second direction different from the first direction. The control unit is configured to control the moving unit and the vibrating unit, such that the stirrer moves in the first direction while vibrating in the second direction. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150037228 | Systems, Devices, Media, and Methods for Measuring Analytes in Biological Fluids - A replaceable cartridge for a biological analyte measurement device includes housing configured for removable engagement therefrom, and a support medium disposed within the housing. The support medium carries test pads made of a thin layer of fluid transporting material, and hermetic isolation pads made of a fluid impermeable material. The housing provides a port through which test pads are exposable to an external environment; and a set of sealing elements that define a cross sectional area within a channel internal to the housing, through which the support medium, test pads, and hermetic isolation pads are displaceable. Engagement of a hermetic isolation with the set of sealing elements results in the formation of a hermetic seal within the housing. Hermetic isolation pads can be formed as portions of cleanse pads that can be wiped across surfaces corresponding to a set of sensors, or as sealing pads separate from cleanse pads. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150093307 | Certification Cassette and Related Methods - A certification cassette for testing a pumping apparatus including at least one identification reader. The cassette comprises a housing configured for releasable attachment to the pumping apparatus in an aligned position. A space defined within the housing is configured to receive a rotor of the pumping apparatus therein when the housing is in the aligned position. The space is free of fluid carrying conduits disposed for engaging the rotor. An identification member is positioned in the housing. The identification member is operable to induce an expected identification reader response when the identification reader is functioning properly. The cassette is arranged to operatively align the identification member with the identification reader when the housing is in the aligned position. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150298130 | GLUCOSE TEST DEVICE AND ITS CARRYING UNIT - A glucose test device and its carrying unit are provided. The glucose test device includes a housing, the carrying unit, a first push rod, and a second push rod. The carrying unit is detachably assembled in the housing. The carrying unit includes a first cartridge, lancets, a second cartridge, and strips. The first cartridge has first perforated grooves, and the lancets are slidably disposed in the first perforated grooves respectively. The second cartridge is adjacent to the first cartridge, and the second cartridge has second perforated grooves. The strips are slidably disposed in the second perforated grooves respectively. The first push rod as corresponding to the first cartridge is movably disposed in the housing. The second push rod as corresponding to the second cartridge is movably disposed in the housing, wherein the first push rod is parallel to the second push rod. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150377860 | Device and Method for Monitoring and Quantifying Analytes - The present invention can be described as an apparatus and cartridge for detecting the presence of an analyte in a fluid. The invention can also be described as a method of detecting the presence of an analyte in a fluid using the apparatus and cartridge. The method comprises the steps of clamping a sensor cartridge into a cartridge receiver of the apparatus, providing fluid to a fluid flow-path of the cartridge, illuminating at least a portion of a sensor, and using a photodetector to detect a change in the optical property of the sensor, wherein the change is caused by the presence or absence of an analyte in the fluid. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160109356 | MICROCHIP AND FILM FORMING METHOD FOR METAL THIN FILM OF MICROCHIP - Disclosed herein are a microchip provided with a titanium oxide film between a glass substrate and a metal thin film; and a method for forming the metal thin film and the titanium oxide film on the glass substrate of the microchip. The microchip has a second microchip substrate that has the metal thin film inside a channel, and the titanium oxide film, which has a low extinction coefficient, is provided as a buffer layer between the substrate and the metal thin film such as a gold film. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160175837 | STORAGE CASSETTE AND RACK SYSTEM FOR BIOSPECIMENS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160202236 | LINEAR, CARTRIDGE-BASED GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | 07-14-2016 |
