Capillary biosensor analysis system
First Claim
1. A multiple capillary-biosensor strip for an analysis system adapted for analyzing a sample liquid, said strip comprising:
- a plurality of capillary biosensors arranged longitudinally along the strip and consecutively provided one after the other, each said biosensor including a capillary channel delimited by at least two wall parts and having an inlet on one end thereof for drawing the sample liquid therein by capillary forces and a vent, the capillary channel of each said biosensor containing at least one reagent, the reaction of the sample liquid with the at least one reagent resulting in a measurable change of a measurement variable which is characteristic for the desired analysis of the sample liquid.
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Abstract
A capillary biosensor analysis system is provided for analyzing a liquid sample, comprising a plurality of longitudinally arranged and consecutively provided and aligned capillary biosensors having a capillary channel enclosed by at least two wall parts and containing one or more reagents, and an evaluation instrument which has a holder to position a forward-most capillary biosensor in a measurement position for performing an analysis. The plurality of capillary biosensors are implemented as a multiple capillary-biosensor strip. A multiple capillary-biosensor strip is guided and held in the holder in such a manner that one capillary biosensor of the strip at a time is located in the measurement position. The multiple capillary-biosensor strip is movable in the evaluation instrument in such a manner that consecutive capillary biosensors of the multiple capillary-biosensor strip are transported one after the other into the measurement position.
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38 Claims
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1. A multiple capillary-biosensor strip for an analysis system adapted for analyzing a sample liquid, said strip comprising:
a plurality of capillary biosensors arranged longitudinally along the strip and consecutively provided one after the other, each said biosensor including a capillary channel delimited by at least two wall parts and having an inlet on one end thereof for drawing the sample liquid therein by capillary forces and a vent, the capillary channel of each said biosensor containing at least one reagent, the reaction of the sample liquid with the at least one reagent resulting in a measurable change of a measurement variable which is characteristic for the desired analysis of the sample liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A capillary biosensor analysis system for analyzing a sample liquid, such as a bodily fluid of humans and other animals, with respect to an analyte contained therein, comprising:
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a plurality of capillary biosensors, said biosensors each including a capillary channel delimited by at least two wall parts and having an inlet for the sample liquid and a vent, the capillary channel of each said biosensor containing at least one reagent, the reaction of the sample liquid with the at least one reagent resulting in a measurable change of a measurement variable which is characteristic for the analysis; and an evaluation instrument, said instrument comprising a holder configured for positioning one of said capillary biosensors in a measurement position for performing the analysis, said measurement position being such that said inlet of said one capillary biosensor is accessible for bringing a sample liquid to be assayed into contact with the inlet, whereby the sample liquid is drawn by capillary forces into the capillary channel; and an electrical measurement and evaluation device in said instrument for measuring the measurement variable and determining the desired analysis information on the basis of the measured value resulting from the measurement; wherein the plurality of capillary biosensors are provided in a multiple capillary-biosensor strip comprising said plurality of capillary biosensors arranged longitudinally and consecutively provided one after the other, said multiple capillary-biosensor strip being guided and held in the holder of the evaluation instrument in such a manner that one capillary biosensor of the strip at a time is located in the measurement position and its inlet is accessible for contact with sample liquid, and said multiple capillary-biosensor strip being movable in the evaluation instrument in such a manner that consecutive capillary biosensors of the multiple capillary-biosensor strip are transported one after the other into the measurement position. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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