Bio-safe dispenser and optical analysis disc assembly
First Claim
1. A liquid sample dispenser, comprising:
- a body portion;
a tip portion connected to said body portion;
first and second retainer means moveably supported within said tip portion; and
a sealant contained between said first and second retainer means.
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Abstract
A liquid sample dispenser for use with an optical analysis disc. The dispenser includes a body portion, a tip portion connected to the body portion, first and second retainer members moveably supported within the tip portion, and a sealant contained between the first and second retainer members. One of the retainer members also functions as an inlet stopper. The associated optical analysis disc includes a substrate and a channel layer associated with the substrate. The disc further includes a cover portion located so that the channel layer is positioned between the substrate and the cover portion. An inlet port formed in the cover portion is adapted to receive a test sample from the tip portion of the dispenser. The sample is loaded form the dispenser into the disc followed by the inlet stopper and sealant to seal the sample in the disc. Related methods for loading a biological sample into the analysis disc through the dispenser, and sealing the disc inlet are also provided. Kits including the disc and dispenser or the disc and one-use dispenser tips are also provided.
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Citations
61 Claims
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1. A liquid sample dispenser, comprising:
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a body portion;
a tip portion connected to said body portion;
first and second retainer means moveably supported within said tip portion; and
a sealant contained between said first and second retainer means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 41)
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2. A liquid sample dispenser, comprising:
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a body portion;
a tip portion connected to said body portion;
first and second retainer means moveably supported within said tip portion; and
a capsule pre-loaded with a sealant, placed between said first and second retainer means and releasable from said tip. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 21)
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5. A liquid sample dispenser, comprising:
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a body portion;
a tip portion connected to said body portion;
first and second retainer means moveably supported within said tip portion; and
a sealant contained between said first and second retainer means, said tip portion including an operational end adapted to interact with an optical analysis disc having an inlet port and a channel layer for receiving a sample. - View Dependent Claims (6, 22)
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7. A liquid sample dispenser, comprising:
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a body portion;
a tip portion connected to said body portion;
first and second retainer means moveably supported within said tip portion; and
a sealant contained between said first and second retainer means, said tip portion including a disinfectant. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 23, 59, 60, 61)
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25. An optical analysis disc, comprising:
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a substrate;
a channel layer associated with said substrate;
a cover portion, said channel layer being positioned between said substrate and said cover portion; and
an inlet port formed in said cover portion adapted to receive a test sample and a sealing plug. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. An analysis kit, comprising:
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a dispenser having a body portion, a tip portion connected to said body portion, first and second retainer means moveably supported within said tip portion, and a sealant contained between said first and second retainer means; and
an optical analysis disc including a substrate, a channel layer associated with said substrate, a cover portion located so that said channel layer is positioned between said substrate and said cover portion, and an inlet port formed in said cover portion adapted to receive a test sample and one of said retainer means. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for loading a biological sample into a analysis disc through a dispenser having a tip portion including retainer means and a sealant, said method comprising the following steps:
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activating said dispenser for retrieving an pre-measured amount of said sample in said tip portion;
directing said tip portion to a respective disc having an inlet port in communication with a channel layer;
placing the tip portion within said inlet port;
activating said dispenser for moving the sample into the channel layer; and
sealing the inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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42. An analysis kit, comprising:
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a set of tip portions adapted to be connected to a body portion of a dispenser, first and second retainer means moveably supported within each of said tip portions, and a sealant contained between said first and second retainer means; and
an optical analysis disc including a substrate, a channel layer including at least two analysis chambers, a cover portion located so that said channel layer and chambers are positioned between said substrate and said cover portion, and an inlet port formed in said cover portion adapted to receive a test sample and one of said retainer means. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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