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Automatic medical sampling device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-01-30
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2011-01-30
Abstract
Abstract An automatic medical sampling device comprises a vacuum breaking needle for connecting the inside of a vacuum blood gathering tube with the air. An inserting needle has a length sufficient to be located at a position slightly below the lower end of the vacuum breaking needle at the highest position of the vacuum breaking needle. A container holder or maintainer has a bottom slope or projections for supporting a container, and a stirring device stops reciprocation of the stirring bar by detecting the position of the bar.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Wakatake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:49
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N35/00; G01N35/10; G01N35/1079; B; B01; B01L; B01L9/00; B01L9/06; G01N2035/00465; G01N2035/00524; G01N35/1004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
An automatic medical sampling device comprising: a plurality of containers, each container having a bottom portion and adapted to contain material to be sampled, a holder comprising a body formed with a plurality of openings corresponding to said plurality of containers, a maintainer snugly disposed within each opening, said maintainer being comprised of an insert having a bore for receiving a said container, said insert, at the lower end of the bore, is cone shaped to retain said container, and means for automatically moving said container holder and for sampling the material in each container for medical analysis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
An automatic medical sampling device comprising: a plurality of containers, each container having a bottom portion and adapted to contain material to be sampled, a holder comprising a body formed with a plurality of openings corresponding to said plurality of containers, a maintainer snugly disposed within each opening, said maintainer being comprised of an insert having a bore for receiving a said container, said insert, at the lower end of the bore, is cone shaped to retain said container, and means for automatically moving said container holder and for sampling the material in each container for medical analysis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
An automatic medical sampling device comprising: a plurality of containers, each container having a bottom portion and adapted to contain material to be sampled, a holder comprising a body formed with a plurality of openings corresponding to said plurality of containers, a maintainer snugly disposed within each opening, said maintainer being comprised of an insert having a bore for receiving a said container, said insert, at the lower end of the bore, having a predetermined number of projections to retain said container, and means for automatically moving said container holder and for sampling the material in each container for medical analysis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
An automatic medical sampling device comprising: a plurality of containers, each container having a bottom portion and adapted to contain material to be sampled, a holder comprising a body formed with a plurality of openings corresponding to said plurality of containers, a maintainer snugly disposed within each opening, said maintainer being comprised of an insert having a bore for receiving a said container, said insert, at the lower end of the bore, having a predetermined number of projections to retain said container, and means for automatically moving said container holder and for sampling the material in each container for medical analysis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
The automatic medical sampling device according to claim 2, wherein a sidewall of the maintainer is formed with an opening, and further comprising a plurality of projections located in the sidewall opening, the plurality of projections located a predetermined distance from the top of the maintainer, each projection adapted to be biased toward the inside of the sidewall opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
The automatic medical sampling device according to claim 2, wherein a sidewall of the maintainer is formed with an opening, and further comprising a plurality of projections located in the sidewall opening, the plurality of projections located a predetermined distance from the top of the maintainer, each projection adapted to be biased toward the inside of the sidewall opening.
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