Cartridge device for a measuring system for measuring viscoelastic characteristics of a sample liquid, a corresponding measuring system, and a corresponding method

A method of using a cartridge device with a blood coagulation measuring system for measuring blood coagulation characteristics of a blood sample, comprising:

• attaching a cartridge device to a blood coagulation measuring system, the cartridge device including:
• a blood sample receiver portion, a plurality of blood testing chambers, a respective reagent chamber in fluid communication with each of the blood testing chambers, and a respective probe element movably arranged in each of the blood testing chambers;
• and
• after attaching the cartridge device to the blood coagulation measuring system, delivering a supply of blood to the blood sample receiver portion of the cartridge device,
• wherein said attaching the cartridge device to the blood coagulation measuring system comprises releasably mating the cartridge device with an interface element housed in blood coagulation measuring system, and
• wherein the blood coagulation measuring system comprises a movable shaft for each respective probe element in the cartridge device, the method further comprising:
• axially moving each movable shaft to releasably mate with a connector section at an upper end of the respective probe element, and pivoting each movable shaft so that the respective probe element pivots within its corresponding blood testing chamber of the cartridge.