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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6500666 | Hybridization oven/incubator rotisserie and bottle retainer system The invention relates to a hybridization oven or incubator, and more particularly to a rotisserie and carousel/retainer system for use therein. The rotisserie includes a spindle that is readily removable from the oven, having a first end received in an an... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6076583 | Automated slide staining system The present invention is an automatic slide staining system which will process stained slides, such as cytology or histology specimens. The present invention includes two embodiments for the staining system. The first system includes a slide storage devic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6023683 | Electronic sourcing system and method An electronic sourcing system includes a computer that maintains a catalog database of data including product information (such as product identification and descriptive information) relating to catalog items available from vendor product catalogs, and a ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5728055 | Therapeutic lumbosacral appliance A therapeutic appliance is provided for application to the lumbar spine so as to overly the sacrum and sacroiliac joints. The therapeutic appliance is formed basically by an air bladder having a plurality of air chambers. The air chambers include a centra... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5712989 | Just-in-time requisition and inventory management system In accordance with the present invention, a requisition and inventory management system is provided which employs both a host computer and a local computer which can be linked to permit two-way data communications in a real time environment. Each computer... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5180677 | Lysing reagent for leukocyte differentiation method A lysing reagent is employed for stromatolysing the red cells in a blood sample and differentiating the leukocytes into subpopulations. The lysing reagent contains a dodecyltrimethylammonium halide and an aromatic second cationic agent which is either a b... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5124659 | Measurement of pH and specific ion concentration A microprocessor-controlled pH and ion concentration meter is disclosed with improved testing procedures. The meter can be tested for excessive internal bias current by measuring the potential (V1) when the meter is connected to a circuit a known voltage ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5071625 | Cuvette handling An analysis system of the concurrent type has a multicuvette unit supply station, a loading station, an analysis station, and transport mechanism for transporting cuvette units in correlated orientation between the several stations. Each cuvette unit incl... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5070023 | Aqueous ferrioxalate compositions useful as calibrants Aqueous acidic ferrioxalate compositions are disclosed for use as calibrants of pCO2 and of PO2 after photodecomposition. Compositions with high iron(III) to oxalate molar ratios (e.g., 5:1 to 100:1 with 0.3 to 15 millimolar oxalate) produce carbon dioxid... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5061631 | Method, apparatus and solution for calibration of partial pressure value Electrodes for the measurement of pCO2 and/or pO2 are calibrated with an exposed aliquot of a calibration liquid. A constituent such as a ferrioxalate salt in the calibration liquid is converted to the gas in a reproducible concentration by exposure of th... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5049510 | Process for histological tissue specimen treatment that includes variable sensitivity level control A histological tissue specimen treatment process includes the steps of placing a plurality of histological tissue specimens to be processed in chamber structure, closing the chamber structure, monitoring the level of a first tissue processing material flo... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5023187 | Method and device for accelerated treatment of thin sample on surface A thin sample on a surface such as a tissue specimen on a microscope slide is exposed to treatment liquid such as a stain, antibody of nucleic acid probe. The treatment is accelerated by exposing the treatment liquid on the surface to infrared radiation. ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5022538 | I.V. bag organizer An apparatus and method for organizing and hanging a plurality of I.V. bags on an I.V. pole includes a solid back and a plurality of spaced apart resilient loops, which apparatus fits over a horizontal support bar on the I.V. pole. The resilient loops are... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5002736 | Microscope slide and slide assembly Two rectangular slides having front and rear faces are held with front faces facing each other. Raised end portions on one or both front faces abut and space the front faces by a distance (e.g., 100 to 250 μm) conducive for reversible capillary action be... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4997627 | Sample analysis A system for analyzing a biological fluid or the like for a constituent of interest comprises structure defining a sample inlet port, structure defining an analysis region, a measuring system connected in sensing relation to the analysis region, and struc... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4975250 | Aligned slideholder and assembly A slideholder device contains a handle portion, a rigid thermoplastic body portion and a plurality of metal clip structures. Each clip structure is received within one of the recesses formed along the interior of a sidewall of the body portion. The body p... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4961906 | Liquid handling A reagent container for use in a sample and reagent transfer system is of sector shaped configuration and has a generally vertical curved outer wall, generally vertical side walls that are disposed and angled to one another, a generally horizontal top wal... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4960692 | Assay employing binding pair members on particles and on a filter or membrane An assay method and kit in which particles bearing a first reagent binding pair member (e.g., anti-digoxin antibody) react with a sample such that analyte binding pair member (e.g., digoxin) binds to the first reagent binding pair member. The reaction mix... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4948565 | Analytical system A metering valve assembly for use in an analytical system includes fixed and movable valve members that have slidably engaged faces. One valve member includes a first metering chamber in the form of a through passage having an axis perpendicular to the di... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4920336 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the level of the contents in a container A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring the contents of a container in order to detect when the contents are below a predetermined level. An optical metering signal from a light source driven by a multivibrator is projected at a predetermined ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4916061 | Gram staining method and kit The present invention provides Gram staining methods and kits in which conventional aqueous iodine-iodide solutions and separate decolorizer solutions are replaced by storage stable alcoholic solutions of iodine-iodide.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4912417 | Measurement of pH and specific ion concentration A microprocessor-controlled pH and ion concentration meter is disclosed with improved calibration and testing procedures. For calibration (standardization), the meter stores number pairs (pXa, Ea), (pXb, Eb) whe... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4909710 | Linear peristaltic pump A linear peristaltic pump equipped with a pressure relief mechanism for pumping I.V. fluids to a patient comprises a platen for supporting the tube, and a plurality of fingers which sequentially urge against the tube resting against the platen for creatin... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4906432 | Liquid handling An analysis system includes analysis station structure, sample station structure spaced from the analysis station structure along a straight line path, support shaft structure disposed along an axis parallel to the straight line path, and a transport carr... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4870024 | Concurrent analysis of a fluid sample for calcium and a monovalent ion A method for determining the concentrations of total calcium and at least one monovalent ion in a sample includes the steps of mixing the sample with a diluent that has a pH within the range pH 6.5 to 7.0 and includes 2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanedi... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4859422 | Analysis system An analysis system includes sample insertion module structure with structure defining a reduced pressure reservoir, structure defining a sample region, and structure defining a reagent circuit that includes metering chamber structure in series with the re... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4859927 | Power supply with improved switching regulator A highly efficient switching regulator for a field effect transistor employed in a regulated power supply as the switching element for an unregulated power source. The emitters of a pair of complementary control transistors are coupled to the gate of the ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4857050 | Ratiometric air-in-line detector An air-in-line detector for use with an IV administration system comprises a light emitter positioned relative to a plurality of light sensors for receiving an IV tube therebetween. A comparator is connected with the light sensors to determine the relativ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856972 | Dual roller peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump for infusing medical solutions to a patient through a flexible tube comprises a pair of counter-rotating drive shafts mounted on a base. A separate roller is eccentrically mounted on each of the drive shafts and each roller has a wheel ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4850980 | I.V. pump cassette A cassette for use with an I.V. infusion pump has a housing with a first inlet, a second inlet, an outlet, and a port to the I.V. infusion pump. A valve body is positioned within the housing to selectively establish fluid communication from the first inle... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4850560 | Adjustable hanger An adjustable hanger includes an arm having a suspension member, and having an opening for receiving a hanger support frame. A plunger is slidably mounted on the arm, and has a corresponding opening for receiving the hanger support frame. The plunger is s... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4844870 | Liquid monitoring A liquid monitoring system includes chamber structure with a monitoring region in which the liquid to be monitored is disposed, the monitoring region having two spaced wall portions and a supplemental wall portion. The system further includes a radiation ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844872 | Fluid handling A liquid handling system includes flow network module structure that defines a contained array of flow channels and a plurality of valves for controlling liquid flow through the flow channel array. The flow network module structure is adapted to be connec... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4836752 | Partial restriction detector A device for detecting partial restriction in a fluid line connecting a fluid source with an IV infusion pump comprises a gauge mounted on the pump and operatively associated with the line to determine fluid pressure therein. The pump also comprises a per... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4822569 | Rotary shear valve with cleaning feature and method of using same A rotary shear valve comprising two stators and a rotor is filled with specimen in a first rotary position. Movement of the rotor to a second rotary position divides the specimen into aliquots, one or more of which are dispensed in the second rotary posit... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4801431 | Slide pair holder and assembly A holder holding in fixed array: (a) a plurality of vertically-extending slides each having a vertically-extending face, (b) a plurality of vertically-extending cover members, each having a vertically-extending face, each face of a vertically-extending slide b... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4798706 | Device for holding horizontal array of liquid aliquots A device for holding a horizontal array of discrete aliquots of treating liquid having, (a) a horizontally-extending rigid base, (b) a horizontally-extending elastomeric member (or coating) on the horizontally-extending rigid base with a substantially planar ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4791067 | Agglutination immunoassay for hapten involving monoclonal antibody of IgA class reagent An assay method and kit for a hapten such as theophylline employs a first, latex reagent and a second, antibody reagent. By using a monoclonal antibody of the IgA class in the second reagent, interference by patient rheumatoid factor is prevented.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4788150 | Liquid handling An analysis system has a first region in which sample materials are stored at an appropriate storage temperature and an analysis region which is maintained at a controlled and stabilized temperature higher than the temperature of the first region. Transfe... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4777020 | Sheetlike object such as microscope slide A sheetlike object with a planar front face, a linear lower edge, a thickness about 0.5-5 mm and a raised pattern on a portion of the front face about 50-500 micrometers forwardly of the front face. For example, a rectangular microscope slide 25 mm wide, ... | 10/11/1988 |
