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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Rheonix, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Peng Zhou, Newtown, PA (US);
Lincoln C. Young, Ithaca, NY (US);
Benjamin Thomas, Freeville, NY (US);
Zongyuan Chen, Garnet Valley, PA (US);
Todd Roswech, Westbrook, CT (US);
Gwendolyn Spizz, Ithaca, NY (US);
Rubina Yasmin, Ithaca, NY (US);
Greg Mouchka, Brooktondale, NY (US);
RHEONIX, INC., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
A self-contained, fully automated, biological assay-performing apparatus includes a housing; a dispensing platform including a controllably-movable reagent dispensing system, disposed in the housing; a reagent supply component disposed in the housing; a pneumatic manifold removably disposed in the housing in a space shared by the dispensing platform, removably coupled to a fluidic transport layer and a plurality of reservoirs, wherein the fluidic transport layer, the reservoirs, and a test sample to be introduced therein are disposed in the housing in the space separate from the dispensing platform; a pneumatic supply system removably coupled to the pneumatic manifold in the housing in a space separate from the dispensing platform; and a control system coupled to at least one of the dispensing platform and the pneumatic supply system, disposed in the housing.