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US 2013/0199278 A1Published application
Micro-fluidic test apparatus and method
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGovindarajan NATARAJAN, Emmanuel DELAMARCHE, Eric A. ECKBERG, James N. HUMENIK, Kathleen A. MCGRODDY-GOETZ, Scott PARTINGTON, Christopher F. PERRERA, Marco G. TRIVELLA, Timothy M. WIWEL
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for determining the osmolarity of a fluid. The apparatus includes at least one micro-fluidic circuit and at least one electrical circuit disposed in communication with the micro-fluidic circuit for determining a property of a fluid contained within the at least one micro-fluidic circuit.
Claims14
A system for measuring osmolarity of a fluid, comprising:
- a carrier comprising a through hole;
- a gripper;
- a mover;
- and
- an expeller,
- wherein the through hole is structured and arranged to be aligned with a test site,
- the gripper is structured and arranged to grip a collector, and
- the mover is structured and arranged to align the collector with the through hole.
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A method for determining osmolarity of a fluid, comprising:
- receiving into a gripper a collector having a fluid sample;
- moving the collector into alignment with a test site;
- expelling the fluid sample from the collector into the test site;
- measuring a property of the fluid sample within the test site;
- and
- displaying a value of the property.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.