Device platform for point of care testing
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1. A cartridge for performing sample analysis, comprising a plurality of compartments, whereina first compartment comprising at least one reaction chamber for holding a sample and having attached to at least a part of its surface a capture reagent;
- a second compartment comprising at least one receptacle for housing at least one reagent, wherein said at least one reagent is in fluid communication with said first compartment; and
a third compartment, integral with said first or second compartment or separate therefrom, comprising an extraction device in fluid and/or operable communication with said at least one reaction chamber for removing said at least one reagent and/or unreacted products from said at least one reaction chamber, wherein said extraction device comprises wicking or absorbent material mounted on a conveyor which is movable in a first direction, to advance said wicking or absorbent material and, in an opposite direction to retract said wicking or absorbent material into or from said at least one reaction chamber.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a cartridge for performing sample analysis in a portable point of care test device (POCT); a point of care assay device, comprising said cartridge and a reader for accommodating said cartridge, for detecting and/or quantifying an analyte in a sample; and a kit of parts comprising the said components of said point of care assay device.
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1. A cartridge for performing sample analysis, comprising a plurality of compartments, wherein
a first compartment comprising at least one reaction chamber for holding a sample and having attached to at least a part of its surface a capture reagent; -
a second compartment comprising at least one receptacle for housing at least one reagent, wherein said at least one reagent is in fluid communication with said first compartment; and a third compartment, integral with said first or second compartment or separate therefrom, comprising an extraction device in fluid and/or operable communication with said at least one reaction chamber for removing said at least one reagent and/or unreacted products from said at least one reaction chamber, wherein said extraction device comprises wicking or absorbent material mounted on a conveyor which is movable in a first direction, to advance said wicking or absorbent material and, in an opposite direction to retract said wicking or absorbent material into or from said at least one reaction chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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