Automatic multichannel apparatus for performing emergency analyses, in particular chemical-clinical analyses on biological fluids
OwnerHenry H. Welchinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an automatic multichannel apparatus for performing emergency analyses on biological fluids comprising an arm carrying a needle arranged for taking out the sample directly from a test tube, a rotating distributing arrangement suitable for dividing the aspirated sample in a number of parts corresponding to the number of desired analyses, means for the addition of reagents, a unit for performing photometric measurements, and means for data transmission to a microprocessor or a computer for the processing of said data and the printout of the results.
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An automatic multichannel apparatus for performing urgency analyses which comprises, in combination, an arm carrying a tube arranged for aspirating a sample directly from a test tube, a rotating distributor for dividing the sample into several segments correlated with the number of desired analyses comprising a substantially cylindrical body provided with diametral passages, rotatably and sealingly mounted within a housing provided with passages that selectively correspond with said diametral passages according to the angular position of said rotating body, means for aspirating a reagent and transferring this reagent together with a sample segment into a cuvette associated with a photometric measurement unit, and means for the processing of the data of the measurement and for displaying and printing out the results.
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