Patent ID: 9097701
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for hemolyzing a blood sample and for measuring at least one parameter thereof, the apparatus comprising: a sample chamber for accommodating the blood sample, the sample chamber having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall; an ultrasonic means for generating ultrasonic waves in the first sidewall and the second sidewall so as to cause the blood sample provided between the first sidewall and the second sidewall to be hemolyzed; and an optical measuring means for measuring the at least one parameter in the hemolyzed blood sample when the hemolyzed blood sample is provided between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the ultrasonic means comprises a first ultrasonic means for generating ultrasonic waves in the first sidewall and a second ultrasonic means for generating ultrasonic waves in the second sidewall, wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall and the first ultrasonic means and the second ultrasonic means are symmetrically arranged around the sample chamber, and wherein a first mass element, which is a separate element from the sample chamber, is coupled to the first ultrasonic means and a second mass element, which is a separate element from the sample chamber, is coupled to the second ultrasonic means.