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US5004584A
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Device for testing fluids
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-06-23
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Granted: 1991-04-02
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Expires: 2008-06-23
Abstract
Abstract Blood tests are made using a diagnostic stick which has a testing chamber at one end of the stick. The chamber has an open end and is dimensioned so that blood can be drawn in to fill the chamber by capillary action. A testing surface is either mounted in the chamber or is on a separate probe which can be immersed in blood in the chamber. The invention can be used with fluids other than blood.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerard A. Rayman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:31
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54366; G01N33/54373; G01N33/5438; G01N33/52; G01N33/528
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A device for testing a fluid by a reaction of a component of the fluid with a regeant carried by a test probe, the device comprising: a sleeve member having a first and second end; a first chamber formed at the first end of the sleeve member, the chamber being adapted to be filled with the fluid by capillary action when the first end of the sleeve member is immersed in a source of the fluid; a probe member adapted to be inserted into the sleeve member and axially movably received in the sleeve member; a fluid testing surface on the probe member, the fluid testing surface being adapted to be inserted into the first chamber to react with the fluid in the first chamber; and a second chamber formed in the sleeve member, the second chamber being separate from the first chamber and being adapted to remove fluid from the fluid testing surface on the probe member as the probe member is moved axially through the second chamber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
169 words
A device for testing a fluid by a reaction of a component of the fluid with a regeant carried by a test probe, the device comprising: a sleeve member having a first and second end; a first chamber formed at the first end of the sleeve member, the chamber being adapted to be filled with the fluid by capillary action when the first end of the sleeve member is immersed in a source of the fluid; a probe member adapted to be inserted into the sleeve member and axially movably received in the sleeve member; a fluid testing surface on the probe member, the fluid testing surface being adapted to be inserted into the first chamber to react with the fluid in the first chamber; and a second chamber formed in the sleeve member, the second chamber being separate from the first chamber and being adapted to remove fluid from the fluid testing surface on the probe member as the probe member is moved axially through the second chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the sleeve member is formed as a hollow tubular member with the first chamber at an end of the tubular member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the fluid tested by the device is blood.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first chamber includes at least one translucent wall enabling viewing a level of fluid in the first chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first chamber has internal walls constructed from a material that is wetted by the fluid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the internal walls are constructed from cellulose.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the internal walls are constructed from cellophane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the internal walls are constructed from a thin cellulose sheet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first chamber has first and second ends with the first end of the first chamber being substantially closed and the fluid testing surface of the probe member being inserted into the first chamber through the second end of the first chamber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: a third chamber is formed in the sleeve member between the first chamber and the second chamber, the third chamber being adapted to receive the fluid testing surface of the probe member prior to and after its insertion into the first chamber by axial movement of the probe member.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-04-01 | 1998-10-01 | 1999-04-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-04-01 | 2002-10-01 | 2003-04-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |