DE60328840D1 - Sensor mit integrierter Lanzette - Google Patents

Sensor mit integrierter Lanzette

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DE60328840D1
DE60328840D1 DE60328840T DE60328840T DE60328840D1 DE 60328840 D1 DE60328840 D1 DE 60328840D1 DE 60328840 T DE60328840 T DE 60328840T DE 60328840 T DE60328840 T DE 60328840T DE 60328840 D1 DE60328840 D1 DE 60328840D1
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fluid
lid
base
capillary channel
sensor
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Mark S Vreeke
Steven C Charlton
Alan R Mcclearly
Bruce A Flora
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Bayer Healthcare LLC
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47B87/02—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units stackable ; stackable and linkable
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    • A61B5/14532—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration or pH-value ; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid or cerebral tissue for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
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KR (1) KR101035839B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE439086T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2003204930B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2432624C (de)
DE (2) DE60317736T3 (de)
DK (3) DK1839577T3 (de)
ES (2) ES2329944T3 (de)
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NZ (1) NZ526334A (de)
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