Container for use with an automatic analyzer

- Abbott Laboratories
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container for use with an automatic analyzer;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, at a scale slightly larger than that of FIG. 1, all sides being identical, except for the displacement of treads;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D401699
Type: Grant
Filed: May 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 1998
Assignee: Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL)
Inventors: Steve Herchenbach (Grayslake, IL), Linas P. Laurusonis (Gurnee, IL), Michael W. McGowan (Gurnee, IL), Scott G. Safar (Pleasant Prairie, WI)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Gregory Andoll
Attorney: Mark C. Bach
Application Number: 0/71,141
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vessel, Specimen Holder Or Reagent Material (65) (D24/224)
International Classification: 2402;