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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Jack Goodman, Lusby, MD (US);
Matthew Torres, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Hongjun Yang, Germantown, MD (US);
David G. Mateer, Niwot, CO (US);
Ian Stuart Richard Smith, Boulder, CO (US);
Jack Goodman, Lusby, MD (US);
Matthew Torres, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Hongjun Yang, Germantown, MD (US);
David G. Mateer, Niwot, CO (US);
Ian Stuart Richard Smith, Boulder, CO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluidics station to deliver the test fluid mixture to the cartridge. The cartridge has a chip holder that holds the flow-through device, which has an array of microchannel passages. The chip holder has a support for placement of the flow though device, the test fluid chamber for directing a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the array of microchannel passages of the flow through device, and a first port that receives the test fluid mixture. The cartridge has a sealing system for preventing the leakage of the test fluid around the flow through device. The test fluid chamber is defined in part by a spade-like surface having an inlet for the test fluid mixture.