An apparatus and method employing a plurality of light emitting devices which each can get light through a respective optical fiber toward a respective fluid sample of a plurality of fluid samples 108 in a time-staggered manner. Light is generated in each of the samples at different times consistent with the times at which light is irradiate onto the sample. A single detector (107) is used to detect the lights emitted from the plurality of samples at these different times. A plurality of bifurcated optical cable are coupled to the light emitting devices and single light detecting device, and the integrated end of each bifurcated cable acts as the light emitting port and light detecting port. <IMAGE>
申请公布号
EP0902271(A2)
申请公布日期
1999.03.17
申请号
EP19980117100
申请日期
1998.09.10
申请人
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
发明人
ANDREWS, JEFFREY P.;O'KEEFE, CHRISTIAN V.;SCRIVENS, BRIAN G.;POPE, WILLARD C.;HANSEN, TIMOTHY;FAILING, FRANK L.