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AssigneeAbbott Point of Care Inc.
InventorsNiaz L. Khan, Darryn W. Unfricht, Robert A. Levine, Niten V. Lalpuria
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An apparatus and method for imaging a sample of substantially undiluted whole blood is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a substantially undiluted whole blood sample admixed with at least one non-Wright stain colorant, which colorant is operable to differentially identify constituents containing cytoplasmic material; providing an analysis device having an analyzer with at least one processor, at least one sample illuminator, and at least one image sensor; creating an image of the sample using the analysis device; and using the analysis device to transform the image to a transformed image having a coloration recognizable as a Wright stained sample.
A method for imaging a sample of substantially undiluted whole blood, comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for analyzing a sample of substantially undiluted whole blood disposed in an analysis chamber, which sample is admixed with at least one non-Wright stain colorant, which colorant is operable to differentially identify constituents containing cytoplasmic material, the apparatus comprising:
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