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A process and device for the separation of a body fluid from particulate materials in said fluid and testing kit for said separation and analysis of the body fluid.
EP 0336483 B1 · Applicant: PRIMECARE B.V.
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- Filed March 23, 1989 and granted June 29, 1994. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 23, 2009.
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FiledMarch 23, 1989
PublishedOctober 11, 1989
GrantedJune 29, 1994
Term endedMarch 23, 2009
Application numberEP 89200767
Classification (CPC)G01N33/528 +2 more
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