Hinged cap for diagnostic device
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1. A diagnostic device for assaying a biological sample, the diagnostic device comprising:
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a hinged cap for engaging the housing, the hinged cap comprising;
a central body;
two arms extending from opposing sides of one end of said central body, said arms being substantially parallel;
each of said arms comprising a cap hinge member for engaging a corresponding housing hinge member on said housing,wherein said cap and housing hinge members define a hinge axis around which said cap is pivotable in order between a first open position, a closed position and a second open position different from said first open position and beyond said closed position with respect to said housing;
the housing defining a sample flow channel with an opening at a proximal end of said housing, wherein said opening is protected by said cap when said cap is in the closed position and said opening is exposed when said cap is in the first or second open position, said housing further comprising a diagnostic membrane in fluid communication with said sample flow channel.
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Abstract
A hinged cap for engaging a housing of a diagnostic device comprises a central body; two arms extending from opposing sides of one end of said central body, said arms being substantially parallel; each of said arms comprising a cap hinge member for engaging a housing hinge member on said housing, wherein said cap hinge member and said housing hinge member define a hinge axis around which said cap is pivotable between an open and a closed position with respect to said housing.
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1. A diagnostic device for assaying a biological sample, the diagnostic device comprising:
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a housing; and a hinged cap for engaging the housing, the hinged cap comprising; a central body; two arms extending from opposing sides of one end of said central body, said arms being substantially parallel; each of said arms comprising a cap hinge member for engaging a corresponding housing hinge member on said housing, wherein said cap and housing hinge members define a hinge axis around which said cap is pivotable in order between a first open position, a closed position and a second open position different from said first open position and beyond said closed position with respect to said housing; the housing defining a sample flow channel with an opening at a proximal end of said housing, wherein said opening is protected by said cap when said cap is in the closed position and said opening is exposed when said cap is in the first or second open position, said housing further comprising a diagnostic membrane in fluid communication with said sample flow channel. - 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 diagnostic device comprising:
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a diagnostic membrane; a housing enclosing the diagnostic membrane, the housing defining a sample flow channel with an opening in a proximal end of said housing for applying a biological sample to the membrane and comprising two housing hinge members disposed on opposing sides of the housing; and a cap for engaging the housing, the cap comprising a central body, two flexible arms extending from opposing sides of one end of said central body, said arms being substantially parallel, each of said arms comprising a cap hinge member for engaging one of said housing hinge members on said housing; wherein said cap hinge members and said housing hinge members define a hinge axis around which said cap is pivotable in order between a first open position, a closed position and a second open position different from said first open position and beyond said closed position with respect to said housing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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