Patent ID: 11906413
Assignee: ALIFAX S.R.L.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method to determine erythrocyte sedimentation rate and other connected parameters, performed by the emission, by emitter means, of radiations that pass through a sample being examined disposed in test tubes, and the detection, by detector means, of radiations after the passage through said sample, wherein the sample is introduced into a pipe which passes through a measuring zone thanks to the action of a pump, said detector means defining a reading and measuring point, which creates an air bubble in the pipe between two successive blood samples, to determine a zero detection point starting from the passage of said air bubble through a detection point, and to drive the pump in a controlled manner in order to obtain a detection by said emitter means and detector means on a final fraction of a known and preset quantity of the blood sample, wherein the method further comprises detecting the aggregation of red cells, and hence the measurement of the ESR, by using electromagnetic radiation at 1000 pulses per second, by means of said emitter means and said detector means.