Patent ID: 11867710
Assignee: MEON MEDICAL SOLUTIONS GMBH & CO KG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC G

Claim 32:
33. The method according to claim 31, wherein the following steps are carried out in mutual succession in order to mix and control the temperature of the contents of the cuvette:
a) heating the cuvette to a predefined target temperature with the aid of the temperature-controllable cuvette block,
b) heating the liquid media with the aid of the temperature-controlled cuvette block in order to reach the predefined target temperature,
c) in the heating phase according to point b), before the target temperature is reached, additionally introducing a predetermined quantity of ultrasonic energy with the aid of at least one ultrasonic transducer, which is attached to each cuvette, in order to increase the rate of heating, and
d) simultaneously mixing the liquid media with the aid of the ultrasonic energy introduced in point c).