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Cuvette system

  • US 9,279,761 B1
  • Filed: 02/06/2015
  • Issued: 03/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cuvette system comprising:

  • a disposable cuvette element for holding a sample for analysis, the cuvette element comprising an elongated strip having opposite faces; and

    a well for receiving the sample to be analyzed, the well being formed on the strip to hold a defined volume of a sample on the strip, a hole forming at least a portion of the well and extending through the strip; and

    a reusable holder for removably receiving the cuvette element, the holder having a substantially hollow interior for receiving at least a portion of the cuvette element, the holder having a perimeter wall including a front wall and a rear wall of the holder, the front and rear walls each having a window formed by a void in each of the front and rear walls the windows being generally positioned in alignment with each other;

    wherein the cuvette element and the holder are configured such that positioning of the cuvette element in the holder aligns the windows of the front and rear walls of the holder and the hole of the well in the cuvette element to produce a linear path for a beam of energy through the assembled cuvette element and holder that does not pass through material forming the cuvette element and does not pass through material forming the holder.

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