MEASURING CARTRIDGE FOR MEASURING A LIQUID SAMPLE
First Claim
1. A measuring cartridge for measuring at least one constituent of a liquid sample and for performing quality control, the cartridge comprising:
- a casing insertable into a reception opening of a measuring instrument, the casing at least partly surrounding an inner space;
wherein the inner space contains;
a measurement cell comprising a reception space for the sample and at least one sensor area with which the sample is in contact when loaded into the reception space;
plural quality control containers for respectively holding different quality control solutions; and
a solution routing system adapted to selectively route one of the quality control solutions from the respective quality control container into the reception space of the measurement cell.
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Abstract
It is provided a measuring cartridge (1) for measuring at least one constituent of a liquid sample, in particular blood, and for performing quality control, the cartridge comprising: a casing (3) insertable into a reception opening (51) of a measuring instrument (50), the casing (3) at least partly surrounding an inner space (5); wherein the inner space contains: a measurement cell (7) comprising a reception space (9) for the sample and at least one sensor area (11) with which the sample is in contact when loaded into the reception space (9); plural quality control containers (13a,13b,13c) for respectively holding different quality control solutions (15a,15b,15c); a solution routing system (17) adapted to selectively route one of the quality control solutions (15a,15b,15c) from the respective quality control container (13a,13b,13c) into the reception space (9) of the measurement cell (7).
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20 Claims
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1. A measuring cartridge for measuring at least one constituent of a liquid sample and for performing quality control, the cartridge comprising:
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a casing insertable into a reception opening of a measuring instrument, the casing at least partly surrounding an inner space;
wherein the inner space contains;a measurement cell comprising a reception space for the sample and at least one sensor area with which the sample is in contact when loaded into the reception space; plural quality control containers for respectively holding different quality control solutions; and a solution routing system adapted to selectively route one of the quality control solutions from the respective quality control container into the reception space of the measurement cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for measuring at least one constituent of a liquid sample and performing quality control, the method comprising:
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using a measuring cartridge with a casing inserted into a reception opening of a measuring instrument, the casing at least partly surrounding an inner space; loading a sample into a reception space of a measurement cell arranged within the inner space; contacting at least one sensor area of the measurement cell with the sample; and routing one of plural quality control solutions from a respective quality control container arranged within the inner space into the reception space of the measurement cell. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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