CLAMP DEVICES FOR RECEIVING A CARTRIDGE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME
First Claim
1. A clamp device comprising:
- a frame;
a carriage slidably engaged with the frame and including a receptacle to receive a cartridge including fluidics ports and electronic contacts, the carriage slidable between an open position and a closed position;
a fluidics interface to engage the fluidics ports of the cartridge when the carriage is in a closed position;
an electronic interface to engage the electronic contacts of the cartridge when the carriage is in the closed position;
a driver to draw the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together, the cartridge secured between the electronic interface and the fluidics interface; and
a sensor system to detect the presence of the cartridge in the receptacle and configured to prevent the driver from drawing the fluidics interface and electronic interface together when the cartridge is absent.
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Abstract
A clamp device includes a frame; a carriage slidably engaged with the frame and including a receptacle to receive a cartridge including fluidics ports and electronic contacts, the carriage slidable between an open position and a closed position; a fluidics interface to engage the fluidics ports of the cartridge when the carriage is in a closed position; an electronic interface to engage the electronic contacts of the cartridge when the carriage is in the closed position; a driver to draw the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together, the cartridge secured between the electronic interface and the fluidics interface; and a sensor system to detect the presence of the cartridge in the receptacle and configured to prevent the driver from drawing the fluidics interface and electronic interface together when the cartridge is absent.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A clamp device comprising:
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a frame; a carriage slidably engaged with the frame and including a receptacle to receive a cartridge including fluidics ports and electronic contacts, the carriage slidable between an open position and a closed position; a fluidics interface to engage the fluidics ports of the cartridge when the carriage is in a closed position; an electronic interface to engage the electronic contacts of the cartridge when the carriage is in the closed position; a driver to draw the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together, the cartridge secured between the electronic interface and the fluidics interface; and a sensor system to detect the presence of the cartridge in the receptacle and configured to prevent the driver from drawing the fluidics interface and electronic interface together when the cartridge is absent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A clamp device comprising:
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a frame; a carriage slidably engaged with the frame and including a receptacle to receive a cartridge including fluidics ports and electronic contacts, the carriage slidable between an open position and a closed position; a fluidics interface to engage the fluidics ports of the cartridge when the carriage is in a closed position; an electronic interface to engage the electronic contacts of the cartridge when the carriage is in the closed position; a first driver to draw the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together, the cartridge secured between the electronic interface and the fluidics interface; a second driver to move the carriage between the open position and the closed position; and a sensor system to detect the presence of the cartridge in the receptacle and configured to prevent the second driver from moving the carriage between the open position and the closed position when the cartridge is absent. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of engaging a cartridge including fluidic ports on a first side and electronic contacts on a second side opposite the first side, the method comprising:
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applying the cartridge into a clamp device comprising; a frame; a carriage slidably engaged with the frame and including a receptacle to receive a cartridge including fluidics ports and electronic contacts, the carriage slidable between an open position and a closed position; a fluidics interface to engage the fluidics ports of the cartridge when the carriage is in a closed position; an electronic interface to engage the electronic contacts of the cartridge when the carriage is in the closed position; a driver to draw the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together, the cartridge secured between the electronic interface and the fluidics interface; and a sensor system to detect the presence of the cartridge in the receptacle; motivating the carriage toward a closed position; and detecting the cartridge with the sensor system, the sensor system preventing the driver from drawing the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together in the absence of the device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification