Patent ID: 7379167
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for quickly measuring the hemoglobin content of a blood sample, the apparatus comprising: a test strip; a mesh supported by said test strip, said mesh impregnated with a lysing reagent, wherein said blood sample applied to said mesh disperses across said mesh and reacts with said lysing reagent impregnated in said mesh; a porous substrate supported by said test strip, said porous substrate impregnated with said lysing reagent and having a light reflecting surface; a light source selectively operated to illuminate said reflecting surface of said substrate to cause a predetermined amount of light to reflect from said substrate according to the hemoglobin content of said blood sample; a detector for intercepting said reflected light to provide a signal indicative of the magnitude of said reflected light; an indicator responsive to said signal for providing an output indicative of said hemoglobin content.