01214nas a2200133   4500008004100000245008200041210006900123260000800192520060600200100001700806700001700823700001900840856022100859       2014                        eng d00aUnited {States} {Patent}: 8741234 - {Disposable} cartridge for fluid analysis0 aUnited States Patent 8741234 Disposable cartridge for fluid anal  cjun3 aA disposable blood analysis cartridge for analyzing a blood sample including an optical absorbance measurement channel is described. The optical absorbance measurement channel includes a plasma separation region and at least one sub channel including a cuvette that is in fluid communication with the plasma separation region and configured to receive a plasma portion of a blood sample that has been passed through the plasma separation region. A negative pressure may be applied to the cartridge to draw the sample through the plasma separation region and into the sub channel including the cuvette.1 aWang, Tzu-Yu1 aBardell, Ron1 aSeifried, Lynn  uhttp://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22Bardell%3B+Ron%22.INNM.&OS=IN/%22Bardell;+Ron%22&RS=IN/%22Bardell;+Ron%22