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Barbro Hjalmarsson
Barbro Hjalmarsson
Born	13 February 2012; Degerfors ;
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation(s)	Nurse;
Known for	Inventor of test tube cradle;

Hilda Barbro Hjalmarsson (born December 10, 1919 in Viby socken, Närke ^[1], died February 13, 2012 in Degerfors^[2]) was a Swedish nurse and inventor.

Barbro Hjalmarsson invented battery-powered blood cradle "Triomix", which automatically shakes

blood cells from blood plasma, used for example in erythrocyte sedimentation rate

tests.

Hjalmarsson was granted a patent for her invention in 1994.[3]

Sources

Barbro Hjalmarsson - Sänkan och blodvaggan Triomix på Patent- och Registreringsverkets webbplats

References

^ Sveriges befolkning 1990
^ Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013
^ Patentbeslut 1994

Externa länkar

Picture of Triomix

[[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:1919 births]] [[Category:Women]] [[Category:Swedish nurses]] [[Category:Swedish inventors]]

[1] Sveriges befolkning 1990

[2] Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013

[3] Patentbeslut 1994

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