Patent ID: 11927600
Assignee: CEPHEID
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A disposable cartridge for processing a single fluid sample obtained for biological analysis, the cartridge comprising:
a plurality of chambers contained within a housing, the chambers being fluidically interconnected by a moveable valve body comprising one or more fluid processing regions, wherein at least one of the fluid processing regions is configured for sample preparation; and
a fluidic bridge that is elongated along a length greater than a width, extending from the housing of the cartridge and having fluid-tight couplings on both opposing ends for forming a fluid tight junction with the cartridge and another device, the fluidic bridge having one or more fluid channels extending in a lengthwise direction between the first and second ends and adapted for transport of fluid into or out of the cartridge, wherein the elongated fluidic bridge is of a sufficient length to extend outside a cartridge receiver device configured to receive the disposable cartridge for processing a sample to allow transport of the processed sample to another separate and independent device, wherein the fluidic bridge is configured for transporting a discrete amount of fluid sample obtained for biological analysis between the first and second device each configured for processing the fluid sample to facilitate biological analysis.