CA2040920C - Capillary inoculator and assembly for inoculating multiple test sites and method of inoculation test sites therewith - Google Patents

Capillary inoculator and assembly for inoculating multiple test sites and method of inoculation test sites therewith

Info

Publication number: CA2040920C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: capillaries; inoculator; capillary; liquid; carrier
Prior art date: 1990-05-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

CA002040920A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

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CA2040920A1 (en

Inventor

Bradley Scott Thomas

Gregory Tice

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Becton Dickinson and Co

Original Assignee

Becton Dickinson and Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-05-29

Filing date

1991-04-22

Publication date

1995-05-23

1991-04-22 Application filed by Becton Dickinson and Co filed Critical Becton Dickinson and Co

1991-11-30 Publication of CA2040920A1 publication Critical patent/CA2040920A1/en

1995-05-23 Application granted granted Critical

1995-05-23 Publication of CA2040920C publication Critical patent/CA2040920C/en

2011-04-22 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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- B01L3/5027—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures by integrated microfluidic structures, i.e. dimensions of channels and chambers are such that surface tension forces are important, e.g. lab-on-a-chip
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CA002040920A 1990-05-29 1991-04-22 Capillary inoculator and assembly for inoculating multiple test sites and method of inoculation test sites therewith Expired - Fee Related CA2040920C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US52980290A	1990-05-29	1990-05-29
US529,802		1990-05-29

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2040920A1 CA2040920A1 (en)	1991-11-30
CA2040920C true CA2040920C (en)	1995-05-23

Family

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CA002040920A Expired - Fee Related CA2040920C (en)	1990-05-29	1991-04-22	Capillary inoculator and assembly for inoculating multiple test sites and method of inoculation test sites therewith

Country Status (11)

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EP (1)	EP0459093B1 (de)
JP (1)	JPH0867B2 (de)
AT (1)	ATE138412T1 (de)
AU (1)	AU646242B2 (de)
CA (1)	CA2040920C (de)
DE (1)	DE69119647T2 (de)
FI (1)	FI101324B (de)
IE (1)	IE75386B1 (de)
MY (1)	MY109607A (de)
NO (1)	NO911083L (de)
NZ (1)	NZ237521A (de)

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1991
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- 1991-04-22 CA CA002040920A patent/CA2040920C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-05-28 FI FI912558A patent/FI101324B/fi active IP Right Grant
- 1991-05-29 JP JP3125812A patent/JPH0867B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0459093A3 (en)	1992-12-02
NO911083D0 (no)	1991-03-19
NO911083L (no)	1991-12-02
AU7280391A (en)	1991-12-05
FI912558A0 (fi)	1991-05-28
EP0459093B1 (de)	1996-05-22
CA2040920A1 (en)	1991-11-30
EP0459093A2 (de)	1991-12-04
IE910931A1 (en)	1991-12-04
MY109607A (en)	1997-03-31
NZ237521A (en)	1994-03-25
DE69119647D1 (de)	1996-06-27
ATE138412T1 (de)	1996-06-15
JPH04228062A (ja)	1992-08-18
FI912558A7 (fi)	1991-11-30
IE75386B1 (en)	1997-09-10
DE69119647T2 (de)	1996-12-05
JPH0867B2 (ja)	1996-01-10
AU646242B2 (en)	1994-02-17
FI101324B1 (fi)	1998-05-29
FI101324B (fi)	1998-05-29

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1991-04-22	EEER	Examination request
2003-04-22	MKLA	Lapsed

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