US4654197A
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Cuvette for sampling and analysis
Assignee: Migrata UK Ltd
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Filing: 1984-10-12
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2004-10-12
Abstract
Abstract Disposable cuvette for essentially simultaneous sampling of a fluid and analyzing the sample. The new cuvette comprises a body member having at least one cavity defined by surrounding walls, into which cavity the sample is permitted to enter by capillary force through an inlet communicating said cavity with the exterior of the body member. According to the invention, the cuvette is characterized in that at least a portion of the walls facing the cavity consists of a semipermeable membrane, optionally with an integrated electrode and/or sensor system, and that at least one reagent or reagent system is incorporated in the cuvette.
Inventors
- 👤 Jan E. Lilja
- 👤 Sven E. L. Nilsson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:21
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01L; B01L3/00; B01L3/50; B01L3/502; B01L3/5027; G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/75; G01N21/77; B01L2300/00; B01L2300/04; B01L2300/046; B01L2300/048; B01L2300/06; B01L2300/0627; B01L2300/0645; B01L2300/0681; B01L2300/08; B01L2300/0809; B01L2300/0822; B01L2300/0861; B01L2300/0864; B01L2400/00; B01L2400/04; B01L2400/0403; B01L2400/0406; G01N21/01; G01N21/03; G01N2021/0346; G01N2021/775; G01N21/0332; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/81
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A disposable cuvette for simultaneously sampling a fluid and analyzing the sampled fluid, comprising: a body member having an exterior and at least one cavity defined by surrounding walls, an inlet in said walls communicating said cavity with the exterior of the body member and through which said sampled fluid can enter said cavity by capillary forces, at least one of the walls including a semipermeable membrane, said semipermeable membrane having one surface defining a portion of said cavity and an opposite surface forming an external surface of said cuvette, said semipermeable membrane having a predetermined porosity and thereby functioning as a discriminator to permit entry only of molecules/ions up to a certain size, and at least one reagent incorporated in the cuvette in contact with said semipermeable membrane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A disposable cuvette for simultaneously sampling a fluid and analyzing the sampled fluid, comprising: a body member having an exterior and at least one cavity defined by surrounding walls, an inlet in said walls communicating said cavity with the exterior of the body member and through which said sampled fluid can enter said cavity by capillary forces, at least one of the walls including a semipermeable membrane, said semipermeable membrane having one surface defining a portion of said cavity and an opposite surface forming an external surface of said cuvette, said semipermeable membrane having a predetermined porosity and thereby functioning as a discriminator to permit entry only of molecules/ions up to a certain size, and at least one reagent incorporated in the cuvette in contact with said semipermeable membrane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
Cuvette according to claim 1, wherein said semipermeable membrane includes a polymeric material, and molecules of the at least one reagent are covalently bound to the polymers of the semipermeable membrane.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Cuvette accoridng to claim 1, wherein said at least one reagent is coated on at least a portion of a surface of said semipermeable membrane facing the cavity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Cuvette according to claim 1, wherein said surrounding walls of said cavity are defined by two spaced planar surfaces, and said two planar surfaces of the cavity define an optical path length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
Cuvette according to claim 1, wherein the semipermeable membrane has a predetermined fixed thickness defining an optical path length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
Cuvette according to claim 1, further including sensor means applied on the semipermeable membrane for analyzing a sampled fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Cuvette according to claim 1, further including sensor means incorporated in the semipermeable membrane for analyzing a sampled fluid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
Cuvette according to claim 1, wherein the semipermeable membrane comprises at least one membrane layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
Cuvette according to claim 8, wherein at least one reagent is in contact with at least one membrane layer of the semipermeable membrane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
Cuvette according to claim 9, wherein said at least one reagent is dispersed in at least one layer of said semipermeable membrane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
Cuvette according to claim 9, wherein said at least one reagent is dissovled in at least one layer of said semipermeable membrane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
Cuvette according to claim 9, wherein said at least one reagent is located on said semipermeable membrane.
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