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Hemoglobin test strip and analysis system

  • US 7,379,167 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2003
  • Issued: 05/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for quickly measuring the hemoglobin content of a blood sample, the apparatus comprising:

  • a test strip;

    a mesh supported by said test strip, said mesh impregnated with a lysing reagent, wherein said blood sample applied to said mesh disperses across said mesh and reacts with said lysing reagent impregnated in said mesh;

    a porous substrate supported by said test strip, said porous substrate impregnated with said lysing reagent and having a light reflecting surface;

    a light source selectively operated to illuminate said reflecting surface of said substrate to cause a predetermined amount of light to reflect from said substrate according to the hemoglobin content of said blood sample;

    a detector for intercepting said reflected light to provide a signal indicative of the magnitude of said reflected light;

    an indicator responsive to said signal for providing an output indicative of said hemoglobin content.

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