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Disposable sensor for metal analysis and method of using same

  • US 5,830,344 A
  • Filed: 07/10/1996
  • Issued: 11/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In combination with a monitoring device for determining the concentration of at least one metal in a liquid sample, a disposable sensor comprising a housing including a first section, a second section, and a flexible intermediate section therebetween, said housing capable of containing therein a liquid sample for testing along with an ampoule disposed in the intermediate section and containing a reagent for testing metal in a liquid sample, means for forming a liquid seal between the first and second sections, means for measuring the liquid sample in the first section, and at least one electrode assembly disposed in the second section, wherein the intermediate section of the housing of the disposable sensor may be flexed to break the ampoule, wherein the seal may be broken between the first and second sections, such that the liquid sample mixes with the reagent and flows into the second section containing the electrode assembly, and wherein said at least one electrode assembly may be disposed in engagement with the monitoring device to determine the concentration of said at least one metal in the liquid sample.

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