Test cartridge with integrated transfer module
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- laterally translating a transfer module within a housing to align a structure on an outer surface of the transfer module with a first port associated with a first chamber and with a second port associated with a second chamber;
drawing a sample from the first chamber to the second chamber via at least the structure aligned over the first port and the second port; and
drawing the sample from the second chamber to a third chamber located within the transfer module via a port through a wall of the transfer module.
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Abstract
A system that includes a cartridge housing and a hollow transfer module, according to an embodiment is described herein. The cartridge housing further includes at least one sample inlet, a plurality of storage chambers, a plurality of reaction chambers, and a fluidic network. The fluidic network is designed to connect the at least one sample inlet, a portion of the plurality of storage chambers and the portion of the plurality of reaction chambers to a first plurality of ports located on an inner surface of the cartridge housing. The hollow transfer module includes a second plurality of ports along an outer surface of the transfer module that lead to a central chamber within the transfer module. The transfer module is designed to move laterally within the cartridge housing. The lateral movement of the transfer module aligns at least a portion of the first plurality of ports with at least a portion of the second plurality of ports.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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laterally translating a transfer module within a housing to align a structure on an outer surface of the transfer module with a first port associated with a first chamber and with a second port associated with a second chamber; drawing a sample from the first chamber to the second chamber via at least the structure aligned over the first port and the second port; and drawing the sample from the second chamber to a third chamber located within the transfer module via a port through a wall of the transfer module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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