Analyzer with improved rotor structure
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1. In an apparatus for analyzing fluids having components of different density, an improved analyzer rotor comprising:
- a rotatable element mounted for rotation having interconnected chambers and channels disposed in the surface thereof,said channels and chambers comprisinga mixing chamber,a diluent capillary channel having one end connecting to said mixing chamber,a blood chamber,a curved separating channel in communication with said blood chamber for separating red cells from the plasma of whole blood,said curved separating channel having one end spaced radially farther from the center of rotation than the opposite end thereof,a plasma capillary channel connecting said curved separating channel to said mixing chamber,a diluent metering chamber connecting to the other end of said diluent capillary channel, andmeans for rotating said rotatable element at varying speeds to effect movement of fluids through said channels and to mix said separated plasma with diluent.
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An analyzer with an improved rotor structure for analyzing solid-containing and solid free liquids having an improved rotor design that utilizes chambers and channels that operate by centrifugal force and capillary action to separate and meter the liquids for testing purposes.
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1. In an apparatus for analyzing fluids having components of different density, an improved analyzer rotor comprising:
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a rotatable element mounted for rotation having interconnected chambers and channels disposed in the surface thereof, said channels and chambers comprising a mixing chamber, a diluent capillary channel having one end connecting to said mixing chamber, a blood chamber, a curved separating channel in communication with said blood chamber for separating red cells from the plasma of whole blood, said curved separating channel having one end spaced radially farther from the center of rotation than the opposite end thereof, a plasma capillary channel connecting said curved separating channel to said mixing chamber, a diluent metering chamber connecting to the other end of said diluent capillary channel, and means for rotating said rotatable element at varying speeds to effect movement of fluids through said channels and to mix said separated plasma with diluent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In an apparatus for analyzing whole blood an improved analyzer rotor comprising
a rotatable element having interconnected chambers and channels, said channels and chambers comprising a mixing chamber, a diluent capillary channel having one end connecting to said mixing chamber, a blood chamber, a curved separating channel in communication with said blood chamber for separating red cells from the plasma of whole blood, a plasma metering channel connecting said separating channel to said curved mixing chamber, a diluent metering chamber connecting to the other end of said diluent capillary channel, and means for rotating said rotatable element at varying speeds to effect movement of fluids through said channels and to mix said separated plasma with diluent.
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19. In an apparatus for separating liquids from solids, gas from liquids or two liquids of different densities an improved analyzer rotor comprising
a rotatable element mounted for rotation, having interconnecting chambers and channels disposed therein, said channels and chambers comprising a sample chamber; -
a curved separating channel having one end spaced radially farther from the center of rotation than the opposite end thereof; a connecting channel extending from said sample chamber to said one end of said curved separating channel, and means for rotating said rotatable element. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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21. The apparatus of claim 19 which includes a vented cuvette and a channel connecting said vented cuvette to said curved separating channel.
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22. In an apparatus comprising a rotatable element mounted for rotation having interconnecting chambers and channels disposed therein and means for rotating said element, an improved fluid metering means comprising
a fluid chamber a capillary channel having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end connecting to said fluid chamber for fluid filling of said capillary channel by capillary action a vent on said capillary channel communicating to the atmosphere said capillary channel having a precise predetermined volume between said vent and said outlet end said inlet end and said outlet end being farther from the axis of rotation than said air vent whereby, upon rotating said element, a precise amount of fluid may be dispensed from the outlet end of said capillary channel by centrifugal force.
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23. In an analyzing apparatus comprising a rotatable element mounted for rotation about an axis, said element having interconnecting chambers and channels disposed therein and means for rotating said element, improved means for transferring fluid from one chamber to another comprising
a first chamber for supplying fluid a second chamber for receiving fluid and a capillary capillary channel having no vents, the ends of said channel connecting to said first and second chamber respectively, a portion of said capillary channel being closer to the axis of rotation than either said first or said second chambers the point where said capillary channel connects to said first chamber being the point of that chamber which is at the greatest distance from said axis, said point also being closer to said axis than the point where the other end of said capillary channel connects it to said second chamber, whereby upon rotation of said rotatable element fluid is transferred from said first to said second chamber by centrifugal force.
- 24. An analyzing apparatus comprising a rotatable element having a channel of curved configuration with a first end and a second end, the distance from the channel to the axis of rotation of said rotatable element becoming progressively shorter from said first to said second end, a cover for said channel, an access opening to the channel through said cover and means for rotating said rotatable element.
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26. In an analyzing apparatus comprising a rotatable element mounted for rotation about an axis, said element having interconnecting chambers and channels disposed therein and means for rotating said element, improved means for transferring fluid from one chamber to another comprising
a first chamber for supplying fluid a second chamber for receiving fluid and a capillary channel having no vents, the ends of said channel connecting to said first and second chamber respectively, a portion of said channel being closer to the axis of rotation than either said first or said second chambers the point where said capillary channel connects to said first chamber being the point of that chamber which is at the greatest distance from said axis, said point also being closer to said axis than the point where the other end of said capillary channel connects it to said second chamber, whereby upon rotation of said rotatable element fluid is transferred from said first to said second chamber by centrifugal force.
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