Liquid control system for diagnostic cartridges used in analytical instruments
CA 2062027 C · Owner: Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. · Inventors: Gratiot, Daniel; Aldrich, William
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A liquid control system for a diagnostic cartridge that is insertable into an analytical instrument which, comprises a liquid control region located at a border between interior and exterior surfaces of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted into a slot in the analytical instrument, wherein the region is adapted to fit with an edge formed by exterior surfaces of the analytical instrument and the slot, thereby providing a capillary gap at the edge having a gap width smaller than any gap width of any space contiguous to the gap in the interior of the slot when the cartridge is inserted in the instrument.
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- Filed February 27, 1992 and granted May 19, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 27, 2012.
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