Specimen Acceptance Devices and Attachable Disposable Assay Cartridges
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorsRamin Haghgooie, Robert Granier, Kenneth T. Kotz, Anne C. Petrofsky
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a device for storing a liquid sample, in which the device has a sample acceptance well, one or more storage chambers, and one or more fluidic channels fluidly coupling the sample acceptance well to the one or more storage chambers. The apparatus also includes a well plate having a plate and multiple wells formed in the plate, in which the device and the well plate are configured to be attached to one another.
Claims46
An apparatus comprising:
- a device for storing a liquid sample, wherein the device comprises a sample acceptance well, one or more storage chambers, and one or more fluidic channels fluidly coupling the sample acceptance well to the one or more storage chambers;
- and
- a well plate comprising a plate and a plurality of wells formed in the plate,
- wherein the device and the well plate are configured to be attached to one another.
A device for storing a liquid sample, wherein the device comprises:
- a sample acceptance well;
- one or more storage chambers;
- and one or more fluidic channels fluidly coupling the sample acceptance well to the one or more storage chambers,
- wherein the device is configured to be attached to a well-plate.
A well-plate comprising:
- a plate;
- a plurality of wells formed in the plate;
- and
- a receptacle region configured to attach to a separate fluid sample storage device.
A method for performing analysis of a liquid sample, the method comprising:
- loading the liquid sample into a sample acceptance well of a device;
- causing the liquid sample to flow through one or more fluidic channels into one or more storage chambers of the device from the sample acceptance well;
- and
- attaching the device to a well plate comprising a plate and a plurality of wells formed in the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.