Device, System And Method For Processing A Sample
AssigneeDiagnostics for the Real World, Ltd.
InventorCraig Alan Wisniewski
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Abstract
A device for processing a sample comprises a blister defined by first and second walls. The first wall is flexible allowing the blister to be divided into one or more sealed regions by an external pressure applied to a portion of the first wall. The external pressure is applied in the form of a 2-dimensional shape to form a sealed region having that shape.
Claims21
1-31. (canceled)
A method of processing a sample in a device having a single blister only, the blister defined between a first wall and a second wall, in which at least the first wall is flexible such that the blister can be divided into one or more sealed chambers by an external pressure applied to a portion of the first wall that urges the first wall towards the second wall, the method comprising:
- applying a localised external pressure in the form of a two dimensional shape to urge the first wall towards the second wall to form first and second sealed chambers within the blister,
- introducing a liquid sample to the first sealed chamber, and
- removing the localised external pressure, so that the blister becomes undivided, and to open the seal between the first and second sealed chambers.
50-54. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.