Device for cutting a sample carrier
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1. A device for use in chemical analysis of sample material, the device comprising:
- a housing comprised of a plurality of walls defining an inner volume, said plurality of walls including a first wall having an opening formed therein, wherein said opening is configured to receive at least part of a sample carrier having the sample material to be analyzed;
a cutting edge that functions as a cutter for making an incision in the sample carrier; and
a lid slidable in a moving path across the first wall from a first position to a second position that seals the opening, wherein when in the second position, at least part of the opening is closed by the lid, and wherein movement of the lid in the moving path forces the sample carrier into contact with the cutter wherein the cutting edge is formed on an edge of the lid or on a brim bounding the opening.
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Abstract
A device for receiving a sample carrier is provided. The device includes an opening for receiving part of the sample carrier and a cutter for removing a part of the sample carrier. The cutter is coupled to a lid, which is movable to allow the cutter to make an incision in the sample carrier and, at the same time, to close at least part of the opening left open after receipt of the sample carrier. The disclosure further relates to a system comprising such a device and a method for operating such a device.
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25 Claims
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1. A device for use in chemical analysis of sample material, the device comprising:
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a housing comprised of a plurality of walls defining an inner volume, said plurality of walls including a first wall having an opening formed therein, wherein said opening is configured to receive at least part of a sample carrier having the sample material to be analyzed; a cutting edge that functions as a cutter for making an incision in the sample carrier; and a lid slidable in a moving path across the first wall from a first position to a second position that seals the opening, wherein when in the second position, at least part of the opening is closed by the lid, and wherein movement of the lid in the moving path forces the sample carrier into contact with the cutter wherein the cutting edge is formed on an edge of the lid or on a brim bounding the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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23. A system comprising:
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an instrument for use in the molecular analysis of a sample material; a cartridge that is received in the instrument, wherein the cartridge comprises; a housing comprised of a plurality of walls defining an inner volume, said plurality of walls including a first wall having an opening formed therein, a cutting edge that function as a cutter, and a lid slidable in a moving path across the first wall, wherein the opening is configured to receive at least part of a sample carrier having the sample material to be analyzed, wherein the cutting edge is formed by an edge of the movable lid so that movement of the lid from a first position in which the opening is open to receive the sample carrier to a second position in which the opening is at least partially closed forces the cutting edge into contact with the sample carrier.
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24. A method for making an incision in a sample carrier comprising the steps of:
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placing the sample carrier in an opening of a cartridge, said opening formed in a first wall of the cartridge; and making the incision in the sample carrier by sliding a lid in a moving path across the first wall of the cartridge, from a first position in which the opening is open for receiving the sample carrier to a second position in which at least part of the opening is closed, wherein moving of the lid to the second position seals the opening.
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