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(11)
EP 0 843 544 A2
(12)
(43)
Date of publication:
27.05.1998
Bulletin 1998/22
(21)
Application number:
96914330.0
(22)
Date of filing:
21.05.1996
(51)
International Patent Classification (IPC):
A61J
1/
10
( . )
C12Q
1/
68
( . )
B01L
3/
00
( . )
(86)
International application number:
PCT/GB1996/001217
(87)
International publication number:
WO 1996/037177
(
28.11.1996
Gazette 1996/52)
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Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE
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Priority:
22.05.1995
GB 19950010262
(71)
Applicant:
THE NATIONAL BLOOD AUTHORITY
Watford, Hertfordshire WD1 1HQ (GB)
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Inventors:
RIDER, Janet, Rosemary
Bristol BS17 6NQ (GB)
CHANEY, Robert, Blanchard
Clifton, Bristol BS8 4EN (GB)
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Representative:
Nash, David Allan
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD
London WC2B 6UD (GB)
(54)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A CONTAMINANT IN A FLUID