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Method and apparatus for rapid determination of blood sedimentation rate

  • US 5,844,128 A
  • Filed: 07/28/1997
  • Issued: 12/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of mixing the constituents of a small volume of liquid in an elongated tube by means of a bubble moving longitudinally therein comprising the steps of:

  • placing a small volume of liquid to be mixed in an elongated tube having a lumen with a cross sectional configuration extending substantially over length of said tube preventing entry of a bubble formed by a small volume of gas in said tube into a portion of said cross sectional area of said lumen; and

    moving said tube to cause migration of said bubble along said length of said tube while said liquid passes beyond said bubble in said portion of said cross sectional area of said lumen.

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