Reagent Holding Container, Liquid Delivery Device, Reagent Discharge Method
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsHisao INAMI, Yoshihiro NAGAOKA
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Abstract
A reagent holding container is provided that is capable of storing a reagent in a stable state over a long period of time and simply delivering a held reagent. A reagent holding container having a flexible material and a perforable material, wherein a plunger functions both to deform the flexible material of the reagent holding container and perforate the perforable material of the reagent holding container.
Claims23
A reagent holding container comprising a deformable member and a pierceable member,
- wherein reagent holding container discharges a reagent held therein upon an external pressure mechanism deforming the deformable member and piercing the pierceable member.
A liquid delivery device comprising:
- a reagent holding container;
- a reagent holding container receptacle for receiving the reagent holding container;
- a pressure mechanism;
- a liquid inlet;
- a liquid outlet;
- and
- a channel connecting the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet to each other,
- wherein the reagent holding container receptacle is connected to a part of the channel, and wherein the reagent holding container includes a deformable member and a pierceable member, and discharges a reagent held therein upon the pressure mechanism deforming the deformable member and piercing the pierceable member.
A reagent discharge method for discharging a reagent from a reagent holding container that includes a deformable member and a pierceable member,
- the method comprising deforming the deformable member and piercing the pierceable member with an external pressure mechanism to discharge the reagent held inside the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.