Biochemical reaction cartridge
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1. A biochemical reaction cartridge, comprising:
- an injection port for injecting a specimen therefrom, a first chamber for containing the specimen therein, a second chamber for containing therein a reagent which contributes to a biochemical reaction, a passage for passing therethrough the specimen and/or the reagent and/or a reaction liquid, and a plurality of nozzle ports for receiving a plurality of nozzles for applying or reducing pressure, wherein said plurality of nozzle ports communicate with said first or second chamber, and fluid is present between said plurality of nozzle ports and said first or second chamber and is pressurized or depressurized by said plurality of nozzles to move the specimen and/or the reagent and/or the reaction liquid, thereby to effect a sequence of a biochemical reaction within the cartridge.
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Abstract
A biochemical reaction cartridge includes an injection port for injecting a specimen, a chamber for containing therein the specimen, a chamber for containing a regand for treating the specimen, nozzle ports for applying or reducing pressure by using fluid. In the cartridge, the specimen is subjected to a sequence of a biochemical reaction by controlling the fluid. The cartridge is mounted in a biochemical reaction apparatus.
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19 Claims
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1. A biochemical reaction cartridge, comprising:
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an injection port for injecting a specimen therefrom, a first chamber for containing the specimen therein, a second chamber for containing therein a reagent which contributes to a biochemical reaction, a passage for passing therethrough the specimen and/or the reagent and/or a reaction liquid, and a plurality of nozzle ports for receiving a plurality of nozzles for applying or reducing pressure, wherein said plurality of nozzle ports communicate with said first or second chamber, and fluid is present between said plurality of nozzle ports and said first or second chamber and is pressurized or depressurized by said plurality of nozzles to move the specimen and/or the reagent and/or the reaction liquid, thereby to effect a sequence of a biochemical reaction within the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A biochemical treatment apparatus, comprising:
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a cartridge mounting portion for mounting a cartridge having a plurality of chambers containing a solution for biochemically treating a specimen, a plurality of nozzle portions each connected to an associated passage communicating with an associated chamber of the chambers of the cartridge, and control means for controlling a fluid pressure in the cartridge through said nozzle portions, wherein said control means controls the fluid pressure so that the solution in the cartridge is moved only in the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A biochemical treatment process for effecting biochemical treatment in a cartridge having a plurality of chambers containing a solution for biochemically treating a specimen, said process comprising:
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a step of connecting each of nozzles to an associated port of passage communicating with an associated chamber of the cartridge, and a step of injecting fluid into the cartridge to move the liquid in the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A biochemical reaction cartridge, comprising:
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a storage chamber for accumulating a liquid, a first chamber, a first passage for connecting said storage chamber to said first chamber to move the liquid in said storage chamber to said first chamber, a second chamber, and a second passage for connecting said first chamber to said second chamber to move the liquid in said first chamber to said second chamber, wherein a bottom position of a first connecting portion for connecting said first chamber to said first passage is higher than a bottom position of a second connecting portion for connecting said first chamber to said second passage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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