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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932826 | System for tracking the location of components, assemblies, and subassemblies in an automated diagnostic analyzer A system and method for the tracking of medical instrument, components, assemblies, and sub-assemblies thereof, and maintenance information relating to the foregoing. According to the system, radio frequency identification tags are attached to or affixed on the medi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7858924 | Device for use in normalizing readings on a testing machine An optic module verification device for normalizing between X photon counters, including a verification tray with X verification wells and a modular photon emitter in each verification well. Each photon emitter includes a spring, a Beta source disk, a scintillator d... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7815866 | Apparatus and method for handling fluids for analysis A reaction vessel with a bottom drain opening supporting a selected unpressured head of fluid by the surface tension of the fluid. A device processing zone includes a support for spaced rows of reaction vessels, passages communicating with their drain openings of su... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814788 | Liquid level sensor An apparatus and method for determining the level of liquid in a container in an analytical instrument, typically an automated analytical instrument in a laboratory. The apparatus comprises: (a) an electrically conductive support; | 10/19/2010 |
| 7804594 | Method and apparatus for rapidly counting and identifying biological particles in a flow stream A method for increasing the throughput, or the precision, or both the precision and the throughput, of a flow cytometer, or of a hematology analyzer employing a flow cytometer, by utilizing the technique of laser rastering. Laser rastering involves sweeping a laser ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7790363 | Diagnostic test for vitamin B An isolated nucleotide sequence or fragment thereof encoding the porcine intrinsic factor, wherein the porcine intrinsic factor comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 85% amino acid sequence identity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consis... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7776263 | Apparatus for providing homogeneous dispersions An apparatus for mixing a liquid in a container in order to provide a homogeneous solution or suspension of the liquid in the container. In particular, the apparatus of this invention can be used to provide a homogenous dispersion of particulate material in a liquid... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7688207 | System for tracking vessels in automated laboratory analyzers by radio frequency identification A system for automation of laboratory analyzers that utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers to identify containers and vessels, and the contents thereof, that are employed in the system. Radio frequency ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7678337 | Assembly for carrying and holding slides A slide holder comprising a rectangular frame having two side walls facing each other, a first end wall facing a second end wall, the second end wall having a latch pivotally attached thereto, the latch capable of being pivoted in such a manner as to enable locking ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678331 | Automatic loading of sample tubes for clinical analyzer A module for staging sample tubes and mixing the samples contained in the sample tubes for an automated clinical analyzer. In one embodiment, this module comprises a mixing drum, which is capable of mixing the contents of a sample tube in an end-over-end manner. The... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674622 | Method for determination of nucleated red blood cells and leukocytes in a whole blood sample in an automated hematology analyzer A method for enumerating white blood cells and nucleated red blood cells. The steps of the method are as follows: (a) providing a lysed sample of whole blood; (b) introducing the lysed sample to a light-scattering ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7628954 | Reagent and sample handling device for automatic testing system A handling device for samples and reagents to be used in testing in a system. Carriers of samples and reagents are loaded on a platform which detects the presence of, and proper loading of, such carriers. The carriers are moved from the platform by a transporter to ... | 12/08/2009 |
| D605041 | Container | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621282 | Probe washing cups and methods The invention provides probe washing cups and methods. A probe washing cup has a washing well and a waste cup. A drying section is disposed between an open end of the probe washing cup and an inlet plane of the washing well. The drying section has a channel that is ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7565250 | Method and system for analyzing reactions using an information system A method and system for determining the quantity of an analyte initially present in a chemical and or biological reaction as well as a computer implemented method and system to automate portions of the analysis comprising mathematical or graphical analysis of an amp... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7458483 | Assay testing diagnostic analyzer A diagnostic system with a handling system that has a loading bay to receive and hold a plurality of carriers. An identification device is configured to identify an identifying feature of the carriers to determine the type of contents loaded on each carrier. A trans... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7380654 | Conveyor track drive A conveyor track drive includes a continuous loop conveyor for supporting and carrying a specimen container, with one portion of the conveyor extending through a drive housing. The conveyor includes a first segment extending through the housing, which then wraps aro... | 06/03/2008 |
| D569260 | Bottle | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360999 | Means for using single force sensor to supply all necessary information for determination of status of medical pump A medical pump, for use with a cassette having a pumping chamber, includes a pumping element with a piston slider assembly which intermittently pressurizes the pumping chamber during a pumping cycle and has a piston head connected to a main body with a single pressu... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351586 | Method of making stable calibrators or controls for measuring human natriuretic peptides The present invention relates methods for making stable calibrators and controls that can be used in ligand-binding assays. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| D559115 | Bottle and cap | 01/08/2008 |
| D555487 | Container | 11/20/2007 |
| 7256008 | Determination of concentration of FK778 by competitive immunoassay Methods and kits for measurement of concentration of FK778 in a biological sample by means of an immunoassay, preferably a competitive immunoassay. In one aspect, the method and kit involve the use of (a) an antibody to FK778 conjugated to a label, e.g., an acridini... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7233838 | Transfer and positioning apparatus for automated conveyor system A transfer and positioning apparatus includes a positioning assembly located between the tracks of a dual lane conveyor and upstream of a lane changer. The positioning assembly includes a retractable shaft for stopping a carrier along a first conveyor adjacent the a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7171276 | Hydrogel and scrim assembly for use with electro-acupuncture device with stimulation electrodes A hydrogel and scrim assembly adapted for use with an electro-acupuncture device to enhance electrical conduction between the device and the skin and to provide an impedance matching layer between the device and the skin. The assembly includes a scrim with conductiv... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171266 | Electro-acupuncture device with stimulation electrode assembly An electro-acupuncture device for controlling nausea. The device includes a base unit which is includes a wrist-watch like housing, circuitry for generating electro-acupuncture stimulus disposed within the housing, and a strap for securing the housing to the wrist. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167734 | Method for optical measurements of tissue to determine disease state or concentration of an analyte A method for collecting optical data at two morphologically similar, substantially non-overlapping, and preferably adjacent, areas on the surface of a tissue, while the temperature in each area is being maintained or modulated according to a temperature program. The... | 01/23/2007 |
| D534280 | Reagent carrier for use in an automated analyzer | 12/26/2006 |
| D533947 | Reagent carrier for use in an automated analyzer | 12/19/2006 |
| D532524 | Reagent carrier for use in an automated analyzer | 11/21/2006 |
| D531736 | Reagent carrier for use in an automated analyzer | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127288 | Method and apparatus for low power, regulated output in battery powered electrotherapy devices A device for controlling the discharge of a battery supplying an intermittent load, such as a nerve stimulation device. The device includes a controller which operates a switched inductor to feed a capacitor with numerous small pulses from the battery, thereby build... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114368 | Apparatus and method for verifying the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism An apparatus for improving the procedure for quantifying the volume of liquid dispensed by a liquid-dispensing mechanism of an analytical instrument. The apparatus of this invention comprises (a) at least one weigh cup; (b) at least one standard mass; (c) at least o... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104763 | Method for discriminating between operating conditions in medical pump A method is disclosed for determining the operating condition of a medical pump based on data derived from a pressure sensor and a position sensor. The pressure sensor generates pressure data by sensing the force on the pumping element. The position sensor generates... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089061 | Device and method for nausea suppression A nausea control device which provides electrical stimulation to the K9 acupressure point or points on the finger of a patient. Various mounting structures may be used to hold the electrodes in place over the K9 point, and hold the pulse generation circuitry and pow... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086277 | Device having a flow channel containing a layer of wicking material A device having a flow channel, wherein a layer of mesh is adhered to a surface forming a wall of a flow channel, but the layer of mesh is of such dimensions that the layer of mesh does not contact those portions of the device where electrochemical reactions occur a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083982 | Helium-neon excitable reticulocyte dyes derivable from halolepidines A method for synthesizing dyes excitable by a helium-neon laser (excitable at 633 nm) from hololepidines, e.g., 7-halolepidine, which dyes are suitable for detection and enumeration of reticulocytes in human blood samples. In another aspect, the invention provides a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083058 | Linerless sealing closure for a container 15A sealing closure for use with a container includes a top wall, an annular skirt, and a resiliently flexible annular flange. The annular skirt extends downwardly from the top wall. The annular flange extends downwardly from the top wall and radially outward... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077328 | Analyte test instrument system including data management system A method of managing data for a plurality of analyte test instruments connected to a data communication network. The method comprises the steps of: detecting via a host computer the connection of each instrument to the data communication network; uploading data rece... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7043287 | Method for modulating light penetration depth in tissue and diagnostic applications using same Devices and methods for non-invasively measuring at least one parameter of a sample, such as the presence of a disease condition, progression of a disease state, presence of an analyte, or concentration of an analyte, in a biological sample, such as, for example, a ... | 05/09/2006 |
