Patent ID: 8383045
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A measuring unit for measuring viscoelastic characteristics of a blood sample, comprising: a support member having at least one upper bearing arm with an upper bearing unit, at least one lower bearing arm with a lower bearing unit and a base for being attachable to a respective measuring system; a shaft having shaft toes and being rotatably supported about a rotation axis by said upper bearing unit and said lower bearing unit, wherein said upper bearing unit, said lower bearing unit and said shaft toes form toe bearings, respectively; and an interface member having a detecting element and a drive element, said interface member being fixed on said shaft and being connected to a coupling shaft with a probe connector section for measuring characteristics of said sample liquid; wherein said interface member and the coupling shaft are coaxially aligned with said shaft, wherein said upper bearing unit is a moveable bearing being adjustable by adjusting means comprising a spring configured to adjust a pretension of the bearing units and the shaft.