Coagulation test device, system, and method of use

A device for processing a cartridge containing a whole blood sample, the device comprising:

• a recess for receiving the cartridge,
• a vacuum source coupled to the cartridge,
• an actuator linked to the cartridge to agitate the cartridge;
• and
• a controller configured to
• activate the vacuum source to move the whole blood sample from a container into a plurality of channels in the cartridge and subsequently into a plurality of reagent chambers where the blood mixes with a reagent, and then through a plurality of serpentine-shaped channels to a plurality of test chambers,
• activate the actuator to agitate the cartridge,
• receive signals from a plurality of sensors, each sensor associated with one of the test chambers, where the signals are based on the presence of a spherical member within a magnetic field generated by a magnet positioned adjacent to each of the test chambers,
• determine whether coagulopathy is present in the whole blood for each test chamber, and
• output an indicator whether coagulopathy is present in the whole blood for each test chamber on a display.