Patents Assigned to Central Sheffield University Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Hallamshire Hospital
  • Specimen collection fluid
    Patent number: 6579672
    Abstract: A sterile aqueous specimen collection fluid containing a buffer, an aliphatic aldehyde at a concentration of 0.15M to 3.4M, and one or more heavy metal salts at a concentration of 0.2×10−3M to 0.2M, and having a pH of 6.8 to 8.0. Also disclosed is a method of colleting a specimen with such a fluid for haematological analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignees: Northern General Hospital, Central Sheffield University Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Hallamshire Hospital
    Inventors: Vivian Granger, David Barnett