Cuvette and method for using the cuvette
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorHerfried Huemer
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Abstract
A cuvette with at least one sealing element and two transparent elements is provided where the latter are arranged at a distance from one another and define two opposing boundary faces of a sample channel and the sealing element defines side walls of the sample channel as a result of which the sample channel is formed as a channel that is closed in the longitudinal direction with an inlet opening and an outlet opening. At least one spacer is provided which keeps the transparent elements at a distance from one another. At least one of the two transparent elements has a projection which extends towards the other transparent element and forms a boundary surface of the sample channel such that the height of the sample channel is less than the height of the at least one spacer.
Claims23
A cuvette comprising:
- at least one sealing element;
- two transparent elements;
- and
- at least one spacer, wherein
- the two transparent elements are arranged at a distance from one another and define two opposing boundary faces of a sample channel,
- the at least one sealing element defines side walls of the sample channel such that the sample channel is closed in the longitudinal direction with an inlet opening and an outlet opening,
- the at least one spacer is configured to maintain the transparent elements at a distance from one another, and
- at least one of the transparent elements has a projection which extends towards the other transparent element and forms a boundary surface of the sample channel such that the height of the sample channel is less than the height of the at least one spacer.
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