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Process for carrying out analytical determinations and means for carrying out this process
Assignee: Roche Diagnostics GmbH
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Filing: 1988-01-25
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Granted: 1990-02-06
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Expires: 2008-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A process for carrying out an analytical determination by mixing and incubating a sample solution with at least one reagent and measuring a parameter in the reaction mixture, the sample solution being transported from an application point to a measurement point, wherein a sample solution is first transported to a soluble dry reagent, with at least partial dissolving of the latter, and then further transported to a measurement point, the transport taking place by two different forces, whereby, at least on a part of the transport path, it is brought about by a surface force acting on the solution as a first force, which, for the regulation of the transport velocity or transport direction, is superimposed by a centrifugal force and/or pressure force as a second force which, depending upon which transport state of the fluid is to be adjusted, is made greater or smaller than the first force.
Inventors
- 👤 Sigmar Klose
- 👤 Fritz Stahler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:19
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01L; B01L3/00; B01L3/50; B01L3/502; B01L3/5027; B04; B04B; B04B5/00; B04B5/04; B04B5/0407; C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/5302; B01L2200/00; B01L2200/16; B01L2300/00; B01L2300/08; B01L2300/0809; B01L2300/0861; B01L2300/087; B01L2400/00; B01L2400/04; B01L2400/0403; B01L2400/0406; B01L2400/0409; B01L2400/0475; B01L2400/0481; B01L2400/06; B01L2400/0633; B01L2400/0655; B01L3/502738; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/11; Y10T436/111666
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
Process for analyzing a liquid sample, comprising: (a) transporting a fluid sample from a sample application point to a soluble dry reagent containing zone on a transport path; (b) mixing and incubating said fluid sample with said dry reagent to form a reaction-mixture; and (c) transporting said reaction mixture to a reaction-mixture measurement point on said transport path at which point a parameter of said reaction mixture is measured, wherein transport of said fluid sample and said reaction mixture takes place on at least a part of said transport path by interaction of a first, surface force between said fluid sample or said reaction-mixture and said transport path and a second, controllably variable centrifugal force, said second controllably variable centrifugal force being less than said surface force on said at least part of said transport path so as to cause said fluid sample or reaction-mixture to move in a direction opposite the direction of said controllably variable centrifugal force during transport of the fluid sample from the application point to the dry reagent zone and the reaction mixture from the dry reagent zone to the point of measurement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
Process for analyzing a liquid sample, comprising: (a) transporting a fluid sample from a sample application point to a soluble dry reagent containing zone on a transport path; (b) mixing and incubating said fluid sample with said dry reagent to form a reaction-mixture; and (c) transporting said reaction mixture to a reaction-mixture measurement point on said transport path at which point a parameter of said reaction mixture is measured, wherein transport of said fluid sample and said reaction mixture takes place on at least a part of said transport path by interaction of a first, surface force between said fluid sample or said reaction-mixture and said transport path and a second, controllably variable centrifugal force, said second controllably variable centrifugal force being less than said surface force on said at least part of said transport path so as to cause said fluid sample or reaction-mixture to move in a direction opposite the direction of said controllably variable centrifugal force during transport of the fluid sample from the application point to the dry reagent zone and the reaction mixture from the dry reagent zone to the point of measurement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
Process of claim 1, wherein transporting said sample comprises: (a) dimensioning a portion of the transport path for transporting said sample and said reaction mixture at the reagent containing zone, said dimensioning providing the surface force on the sample, and (b) controllably rotating said transport path to produce a controllably variable centrifugal force, which centrifugal force has a component along the transport path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Process according to claim 1, comprising controllably rotating said transport path by controlling a centrifugal rotor on which said path is placed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process of claim 1 wherein said dimensioning comprises providing an absorbent carrier in the zone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
Process of claim 4, wherein said absorbent carrier contains a dry reagent.
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