Extraction of materials from regions of interest in a sample
First Claim
1. A system for extracting material from a region of interest, comprising:
- a fluid delivery base;
a first channel within the fluid delivery base and open to a first channel end at a sample-facing surface of the fluid delivery base, wherein the first channel comprises a first channel opening configured to couple to a fluid inlet to fluidically couple the fluid inlet to the first channel end;
a second channel within the fluid delivery base and terminating at a second channel end at the sample-facing surface of the fluid delivery base, wherein the second channel comprises a second channel opening configured to couple to a fluid outlet to fluidically couple the fluid outlet to the second channel end;
an adaptor coupled to the first channel opening and the second channel opening, wherein the adaptor comprises an interior channel that couples the first channel end to the fluid inlet;
a gasket coupled to the sample-facing surface and comprising a gasket opening aligned with an area of the sample-facing surface comprising the first channel end and the second channel end;
a support comprising a sample-supporting surface configured to hold a sample against the gasket and an opposing surface; and
an alignment member coupled to the opposing surface, wherein the fluid delivery base is separable from the support and configured to move along a plane of the sample-supporting surface to align with the alignment member.
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Abstract
A system for extracting material from a region of interest includes a fluid delivery base comprising an inlet channel and an outlet channel formed within the fluid delivery base; a gasket affixed to the fluid delivery base, wherein the gasket comprises at least one opening exposing an open end of the inlet channel and an open end of the outlet channel; a support comprising a sample-supporting surface facing the gasket and an opposing surface; and an alignment member coupled to the opposing surface in a fixed position and such that the support is positioned between the fluid delivery base and the alignment member, wherein one or both of the alignment member or the fluid delivery base are biased towards one another by a force (e.g., a magnet or spring force) and wherein the fluid delivery base is separable from the support and configured to move along a plane of the sample-supporting surface to align with the alignment member.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for extracting material from a region of interest, comprising:
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a fluid delivery base; a first channel within the fluid delivery base and open to a first channel end at a sample-facing surface of the fluid delivery base, wherein the first channel comprises a first channel opening configured to couple to a fluid inlet to fluidically couple the fluid inlet to the first channel end; a second channel within the fluid delivery base and terminating at a second channel end at the sample-facing surface of the fluid delivery base, wherein the second channel comprises a second channel opening configured to couple to a fluid outlet to fluidically couple the fluid outlet to the second channel end; an adaptor coupled to the first channel opening and the second channel opening, wherein the adaptor comprises an interior channel that couples the first channel end to the fluid inlet; a gasket coupled to the sample-facing surface and comprising a gasket opening aligned with an area of the sample-facing surface comprising the first channel end and the second channel end; a support comprising a sample-supporting surface configured to hold a sample against the gasket and an opposing surface; and an alignment member coupled to the opposing surface, wherein the fluid delivery base is separable from the support and configured to move along a plane of the sample-supporting surface to align with the alignment member. - 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)
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