Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a selected volume of material in a sample processing device
First Claim
1. A method for processing sample processing devices, the method comprising:
- providing a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber;
rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation; and
determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for processing sample processing devices, the method comprising:
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providing a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber; rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation; and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for processing sample processing devices, the method comprising:
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providing a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber; rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation; and optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of a material to determine whether the material is present in the detection chamber, wherein optically interrogating occurs while rotating the sample processing device. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for processing sample processing devices, the method comprising:
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providing a sample processing device comprising a processing array, the processing array comprising; an input chamber, a detection chamber, and a channel positioned to fluidly couple the input chamber and the detection chamber; positioning a sample in the input chamber of the processing array of the sample processing device; rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation to move the sample to the detection chamber; after rotating the sample processing device to move the sample to the detection chamber, optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the sample to determine whether the sample has moved to the detection chamber; and rotating the sample processing device while optically interrogating the detection chamber.
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