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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Jose L. Melendez, Mayaguez, PR (US);
Jerome L. Elkind, Richardson, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A versatile flow cell front-end ( ) for storing and delivering reagents, test samples, and other transportable materials within an optically-based integrated sensor device ( ), where management of those materials is controlled via electrical connections ( ) within the optically-based integrated sensor device is disclosed, including an inlet chamber ( ) formed within the flow cell, a sensing chamber ( ) formed within the flow cell, an electrical interface ( ) formed within the flow cell, a conduit ( ) adjoining the inlet and sensing chambers, another conduit ( ) adapted to dispose of fluid in the sensing chamber, and a fluidic control member ( ) instantiated along the conduit and responsively coupled to the electrical interface.