Protection of bioanalytical sample chambers
First Claim
1. A cartridge for a bioanalytical reaction device, said cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
a platform having one or more sample chambers provided therein for receiving a respective sample, each said sample chamber is defined by an opening in the platform, wherein at least one of the sample chambers includes a wall that allows the sample to be processed or analyzed by the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall, whereinthe platform is moveably connected to the housing for movement of the platform relative to the housing, said platform moveable between (i) a stowed position, in which the wall is protected by the housing so that the sample cannot be processed or analyzed by the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall, and (ii) an extended position, in which the wall is outside of the housing for processing or analyzing the sample with the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall; and
an actuation device connected to the platform to move the platform between the stowed and the extended positions.
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Abstract
An apparatus for performing bioanalytic processing and analysis, a bioanalytical reaction device, and a cartridge thereof are provided. The cartridge contains a housing and at least one sample chamber in a platform for storing biological samples, which the bioanalytical reaction device can process and analyze. The platform is movably connected to the housing such that the platform is movable between a stowed position, in which the sample chamber is protected by the housing, and an extended position, in which the sample chamber is outside of the housing. The bioanalytical reaction device includes an actuation device for moving the platform between the stowed and extended positions.
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1. A cartridge for a bioanalytical reaction device, said cartridge comprising:
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a housing; a platform having one or more sample chambers provided therein for receiving a respective sample, each said sample chamber is defined by an opening in the platform, wherein at least one of the sample chambers includes a wall that allows the sample to be processed or analyzed by the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall, wherein the platform is moveably connected to the housing for movement of the platform relative to the housing, said platform moveable between (i) a stowed position, in which the wall is protected by the housing so that the sample cannot be processed or analyzed by the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall, and (ii) an extended position, in which the wall is outside of the housing for processing or analyzing the sample with the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall; and an actuation device connected to the platform to move the platform between the stowed and the extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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11. A bioanalytical reaction device, comprising:
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a cartridge having; a housing, a platform having one or more sample chambers provided therein for receiving a respective sample, each said sample chamber is defined by an opening in the platform, wherein at least one of the sample chambers includes a wall that allows the sample to be processed or analyzed through the wall, wherein the platform is moveably connected to the housing for movement of the platform relative to the housing, said platform moveable between (i) a stowed position, in which the wall is protected by the housing so that the sample cannot be processed or analyzed through the wall, and (ii) an extended position, in which the wall is outside of the housing for processing or analyzing the sample through the wall, and an actuation device connected to the platform to move the platform between the stowed and the extended positions; a slot for receiving the cartridge; and an actuator for engaging the actuation device when the cartridge is received in the slot to move the platform between the stowed and the extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28)
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21. A cartridge for a bioanalytical reaction device, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be received in the bioanalytical reaction device; a platform having one or more sample chambers provided therein for receiving a respective sample, each sample chamber defined by an opening in the platform, wherein at least one of the sample chambers includes a wall that allows the sample to be processed or analyzed by the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall, wherein the platform is moveably connected to the housing such that, when the housing is received in the bioanalytical reaction device, the platform is moveable between (i) a stowed position, in which the wall is inside the housing, and (ii) an extended position, in which the wall is outside of the housing, the sample of the at least one sample chamber is processed or analyzed by the bioanalytical reaction device through the wall when the platform is in the extended position; and a shaft rotatably connecting the platform to the housing for movement of the platform between the stowed and the extended positions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 29)
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