Patent ID: 6365109
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A sample cell assembly for containing a biological sample to be used in determining concentration at least one analyte in said biological sample comprising:(a) a port into which said biological sample can be introduced into the sample cell assembly; (b) said port of (a) communicating with an expansion zone; (c) said expansion zone communicating with a read zone; (d) said read zone communicating with a contraction zone; (e) said contraction zone communicating with a port from which said biological sample can be removed from said sample cell assembly; (f) a first pair of windows; and (g) a second pair of windows, said second pair of windows comprising a first window having two major surfaces and a second window having two major surfaces, said major surfaces of said first window not being parallel to said major surfaces of said second window.