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公开(公告)号:US11478796B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-25
申请号:US16336832
申请日:2017-10-09
Applicant: ACOUSORT AB , INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY COMPANY
Inventor: Per Augustsson , Pelle Daniel Ohlsson , Ola Jakobsson , Klara Andersson , Gert Blankenstein , Josef Kerimo , Ethan Schonbrun
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of performing an optical or electrical measurement in a sample of a disperse fluid, the sample comprising particles and a fluid. The method comprises the steps of: a) positioning the sample in a microfluidic cavity having a resonance frequency, b) subjecting the sample, in the cavity, to an acoustic standing wave configured for causing the particles to congregate in at least one first region of the cavity, thereby causing the fluid to occupy at least one second region of the cavity, wherein the frequency of the acoustic standing wave is varied between a frequency below the resonance frequency and a frequency above the resonance frequency, and c) performing an optical or electrical measurement in the fluid in at least one of the at least one second region of the cavity. Varying the frequency ensures reproducible results. The invention also relates to a system therefore and a method and system for measuring hematocrit.
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公开(公告)号:US11169058B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-09
申请号:US16812014
申请日:2020-03-06
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Gert Blankenstein , Hansong Zeng, Jr.
IPC: B65D81/00 , G01N1/38 , B65D81/32 , G01N35/10 , B01F15/02 , B01F13/00 , B01F13/08 , B01L3/00 , B65D51/00 , G01N35/00
Abstract: Described is an automated reagent mixing container for separately storing and automatically mixing together at least two stored reagent components.
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公开(公告)号:US10852295B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-01
申请号:US16383427
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Ethan Schonbrun , Gert Blankenstein , Josef Kerimo , Hansong Zeng
Abstract: Analyte content in a cell free portion of a body fluid, such as blood, is optically determined without centrifugation or other preliminary steps for separating the cell free portion from the body fluid. A channel is configured for containing a flowing sample of the body fluid along an optical boundary. The channel is configured so that a cell free layer of the fluid naturally forms along the boundary of the channel which coincides with the optical boundary. A light source is directed onto the optical boundary at an angle selected to generate total reflection from the boundary and to generate an evanescent field across the boundary in the cell free layer of fluid. A light detector is configured to detect absorption of the light in the evanescent field. The light source and light detector are matched to the wavelength range of an absorption peak of the analyte being detected.
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公开(公告)号:US20200209121A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-02
申请号:US16812014
申请日:2020-03-06
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Gert Blankenstein , Hansong Zeng, JR.
Abstract: Described is an automated reagent mixing container for separately storing and automatically mixing together at least two stored reagent components.
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公开(公告)号:US10585021B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-10
申请号:US15234138
申请日:2016-08-11
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Gert Blankenstein , Hansong Zeng
IPC: B01F13/00 , G01N1/38 , B65D81/32 , G01N35/10 , B01F15/02 , B01F13/08 , B01L3/00 , B65D51/00 , G01N35/00
Abstract: Described is an automated reagent mixing container for separately storing and automatically mixing together at least two stored reagent components.
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公开(公告)号:US20190234931A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-01
申请号:US16383427
申请日:2019-04-12
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Ethan Schonbrun , Gert Blankenstein , Josef Kerimo , Hansong Zeng
CPC classification number: G01N33/49 , B01L3/502 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/168 , G01N21/0303 , G01N21/05 , G01N21/25 , G01N21/552 , G01N2201/0612
Abstract: Analyte content in a cell free portion of a body fluid, such as blood, is optically determined without centrifugation or other preliminary steps for separating the cell free portion from the body fluid. A channel is configured for containing a flowing sample of the body fluid along an optical boundary. The channel is configured so that a cell free layer of the fluid naturally forms along the boundary of the channel which coincides with the optical boundary. A light source is directed onto the optical boundary at an angle selected to generate total reflection from the boundary and to generate an evanescent field across the boundary in the cell free layer of fluid. A light detector is configured to detect absorption of the light in the evanescent field. The light source and light detector are matched to the wavelength range of an absorption peak of the analyte being detected.
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公开(公告)号:US10168278B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-01
申请号:US15725504
申请日:2017-10-05
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Ethan Schonbrun , Lara Adib , Gert Blankenstein
Abstract: An optical system and method for quantifying total protein in whole blood or other multi-phase liquids and colloidal suspensions uses refractometry without preliminary steps such as cell separation or centrifugation. A refractometer is integrated with a flow cell to enable the refractive index of a flowing sample to be measured based on a substantially cell free boundary layer of the sample that is present under certain flow conditions. Dimensions of the flow cell are selected to produce a cell-free layer in a flow of whole blood in which the cell free layer is thick enough to reduce scattering of light from the refractometer light source. A numerical method is used to compensate for scattering artifacts. The numerical compensation method is based on the slope and width of a peak in the derivative curve of an angular spectrum image of the flowing sample produced by refractometry.
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公开(公告)号:US12072329B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US15791734
申请日:2017-10-24
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Hansong Zeng , Gert Blankenstein
CPC classification number: G01N33/49 , B01L3/502715 , B01L3/502761 , G01N1/4077 , G01N33/491 , B01L2200/0647 , B01L2300/06 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0861 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2400/0436 , B01L2400/0439 , G01N33/5002
Abstract: A device and method for analyte detection and analytes in a particulate bearing fluid such as whole blood having an instrument for partitioning the particles from the fluid that is integrated with a detector for analyses of one or more particulate bearing fluid analytes while the particles in the particulate bearing fluid are partitioned.
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公开(公告)号:US20240255489A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-01
申请号:US18633779
申请日:2024-04-12
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Hansong Zeng , Gert Blankenstein
CPC classification number: G01N33/49 , B01L3/502715 , B01L3/502761 , G01N1/4077 , G01N33/491 , B01L2200/0647 , B01L2300/06 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0861 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2400/0436 , B01L2400/0439 , G01N33/5002
Abstract: A device and method for analyte detection and analytes in a particulate bearing fluid such as whole blood having an instrument for partitioning the particles from the fluid that is integrated with a detector for analyses of one or more particulate bearing fluid analytes while the particles in the particulate bearing fluid are partitioned.
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公开(公告)号:US11959907B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US14992284
申请日:2016-01-11
Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
Inventor: Hansong Zeng , Gert Blankenstein
CPC classification number: G01N33/49 , B01L3/502715 , B01L3/502761 , G01N1/4077 , G01N33/491 , B01L2200/0647 , B01L2300/06 , B01L2300/0654 , B01L2300/0816 , B01L2300/0861 , B01L2300/0864 , B01L2400/0436 , B01L2400/0439 , G01N33/5002
Abstract: A device and method for analyte detection and analytes in a particulate bearing fluid such as whole blood having an instrument for partitioning the particles from the fluid that is integrated with a detector for analyzes of one or more particulate bearing fluid analytes while the particles in the particulate bearing fluid are partitioned.
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