Fluid handling cassette with a fluid control interface
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1. A fluid handling and analysis system comprising:
- a main analysis and control instrument; and
a fluid handling module removably engageable with said main instrument;
said main instrument comprising a spectroscopic bodily fluid analyzer and at least one control element;
said fluid handling module comprising a spectroscopic sample cell and at least one fluid handling element wherein said sample cell is accessible via said fluid handling element;
said at least one fluid handling element having a control interface configured to engage said at least one control element when said main instrument and said fluid handling module are engaged.
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Abstract
A fluid handling and analysis system is provided. The system includes a main analysis and control instrument and a fluid handling module that are removably engageable with the main instrument. The main instrument comprises a spectroscopic bodily fluid analyzer and at least one control element. The fluid handling module includes a spectroscopic sample cell and at least one fluid handling element, and the sample cell is accessible via the fluid handling element. The fluid handling element has a control interface configured to engage the control element when the main instrument and the fluid handling module are engaged.
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35 Claims
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1. A fluid handling and analysis system comprising:
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a main analysis and control instrument; and
a fluid handling module removably engageable with said main instrument;
said main instrument comprising a spectroscopic bodily fluid analyzer and at least one control element;
said fluid handling module comprising a spectroscopic sample cell and at least one fluid handling element wherein said sample cell is accessible via said fluid handling element;
said at least one fluid handling element having a control interface configured to engage said at least one control element when said main instrument and said fluid handling module are engaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fluid handling module removably engageable with a bodily fluid analyzer, said module comprising:
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a fluid handling network;
a spectroscopic analysis cell accessible via said fluid handling network;
said fluid handling network comprising at least one fluid handling element;
said at least one fluid handling element comprising at least one control element interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for extracting and analyzing a bodily fluid of a patient, said method comprising:
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attaching a fluid handling module to a main analysis and control instrument, wherein;
said fluid handling module comprises at least one fluid handling element having a control element interface, and a spectroscopic sample cell accessible via said fluid handling element; and
said main instrument comprises a bodily fluid analyzer and at least one control element;
engaging said control element interface of at least one fluid handling element with said at least one control element of said main instrument; and
controlling fluid flow between said at least one fluid handling element and said spectroscopic sample cell with said control element. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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