SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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1. A biosafe system for assaying a target nucleic acid in a biosample, the system comprising:
- a) A two-piece sample carrier comprising a swab for collecting a sample to be tested, said swab with capture end and extended neck topped by a threaded cap with locking means, and a body with compartment for accepting said swab, and further comprising a threaded upper lip and lower tubular nose with axial orifice, said orifice with inner seal;
b) A disposable microfluidic cartridge with external surfaces, with internal works, and with docking means for receiving said two-piece sample carrier, the microfluidic cartridge further comprising a bridging manifold with first fluidic channel in fluidic connection with a sample receiving receptacle, a means for sealingly accepting the tubular nose of said sample carrier in said sample receiving receptacle, a means for fluidically joining said first fluidic channel to said sample carrier, valve means for introducing and withdrawing lysis reagent to and from said compartment, a means for extracting a target nucleic acid from a sample lysate, a means for eluting a target nucleic acid, an amplification chamber and stirrer means for amplifying a nucleic acid in a sample eluate, a lightpath through said chamber for detecting an amplification product by optical detection means; and
,c) A control platform instrument with microprocessing means for sealedly engaging and controlling said internal works of said microfluidic cartridge, said means for sealingly engaging and controlling comprising at least one ported external hydraulic interface on said microfluidic cartridge, and detection means for reading and displaying an assay result; and
further,d) Wherein said means for sealingly accepting the tubular nose of said sample carrier in said sample receiving receptacle, said means for fluidically joining said first fluidic channel to said sample carrier, and said means for sealedly engaging and controlling said internal works are configured to isolate said nasal swab, internal works of said microfluidic cartridge, external surfaces, and instrument, from forward and reverse contamination.
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Abstract
A biosafe apparatus is disclosed for assay and diagnosis of respiratory pathogens comprising a nasal sampling device, a single entry, disposable microfluidic cartridge for target nucleic acid amplification, and an instrument with on-board assay control platform and target detection means.
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1. A biosafe system for assaying a target nucleic acid in a biosample, the system comprising:
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a) A two-piece sample carrier comprising a swab for collecting a sample to be tested, said swab with capture end and extended neck topped by a threaded cap with locking means, and a body with compartment for accepting said swab, and further comprising a threaded upper lip and lower tubular nose with axial orifice, said orifice with inner seal; b) A disposable microfluidic cartridge with external surfaces, with internal works, and with docking means for receiving said two-piece sample carrier, the microfluidic cartridge further comprising a bridging manifold with first fluidic channel in fluidic connection with a sample receiving receptacle, a means for sealingly accepting the tubular nose of said sample carrier in said sample receiving receptacle, a means for fluidically joining said first fluidic channel to said sample carrier, valve means for introducing and withdrawing lysis reagent to and from said compartment, a means for extracting a target nucleic acid from a sample lysate, a means for eluting a target nucleic acid, an amplification chamber and stirrer means for amplifying a nucleic acid in a sample eluate, a lightpath through said chamber for detecting an amplification product by optical detection means; and
,c) A control platform instrument with microprocessing means for sealedly engaging and controlling said internal works of said microfluidic cartridge, said means for sealingly engaging and controlling comprising at least one ported external hydraulic interface on said microfluidic cartridge, and detection means for reading and displaying an assay result; and
further,d) Wherein said means for sealingly accepting the tubular nose of said sample carrier in said sample receiving receptacle, said means for fluidically joining said first fluidic channel to said sample carrier, and said means for sealedly engaging and controlling said internal works are configured to isolate said nasal swab, internal works of said microfluidic cartridge, external surfaces, and instrument, from forward and reverse contamination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A method for assaying a biosample for a target nucleic acid, the method comprising:
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a) Collecting a sample with a swab and threadedly sealing said swab in a sample compartment in a sample carrier;
said sample carrier further with tubular nose with central orifice, said orifice with inner seal;
then,b) Sealingly assembling said sample carrier into a sample receiving receptacle of a microfluidic cartridge, said sample receiving receptacle with piercing means, thereby piercing said inner seal and fluidically joining said sample compartment with a first fluidic channel of said microfluidic cartridge, thereby forming a microfluidics cartridge assembly; and
thereafter,c) Engaging said microfluidics cartridge assembly in a control platform instrument; and
,d) Sealedly introducing and withdrawing a lysis reagent to and from said sample compartment via said first fluidic channel, thereby forming a sample lysate; and
aspirating said lysate into an isolation chamber on said microfluidics cartridge assembly; and
therein,e) Sealedly extracting a target nucleic acid from said sample lysate nucleic acid onto a solid phase matrix, thereby forming a solid phase retentate; and
,f) Sealedly eluting the target nucleic acid from said solid phase matrix, thereby forming an eluate; and
further,g) Sealedly amplifying said target nucleic acid with amplification reagents;
before,h) Sealedly detecting amplification products by optical detection means; i) And further having controlled said steps of the assay by activating electrical and hydraulic control interfaces of said control instrument platform;
before finally,j) Disposing said microfluidics cartridge assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. The steps, features, integers, compositions and/or compounds disclosed herein or indicated in the specification of this application individually or collectively, and any and all combinations of two or more of said steps or features.
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