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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2015
Neumodx Molecular, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Williams, Chelsea, MI (US);
Michael T. Kusner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
NeuMoDx Molecular, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A microfluidic cartridge, configured to facilitate processing and detection of nucleic acids, comprising: a top layer comprising a set of cartridge-aligning indentations, a set of sample port-reagent port pairs, a shared fluid port, a vent region, a heating region, and a set of Detection chambers; an intermediate substrate, coupled to the top layer comprising a waste chamber; an elastomeric layer, partially situated on the intermediate substrate; and a set of fluidic pathways, each formed by at least a portion of the top layer and a portion of the elastomeric layer, wherein each fluidic pathway is fluidically coupled to a sample port-reagent port pair, the shared fluid port, and a Detection chamber, comprises a turnabout portion passing through the heating region, and is configured to be occluded upon deformation of the elastomeric layer, to transfer a waste fluid to the waste chamber, and to pass through the vent region.