Patent ID: 11964279
Assignee: LEXAGENE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  C  G | IPC B  C  G

Claim 17:
18. A sample preparation apparatus, comprising:
at least two sample preparation cartridges, each comprising:
a lysis chamber, comprising:
a filter partitioning the lysis chamber into a first lysis chamber section and a second lysis chamber section;
a first lysis chamber port in fluidic connectivity with the first lysis chamber section;
a second lysis chamber port in fluidic connectivity with the first lysis chamber section;
a third lysis chamber port in fluidic connectivity with the second lysis chamber section; and
a means for lysing;

a nucleic acid capture chamber, comprising:
a fluidic channel with an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is in fluidic connectivity with the second lysis chamber section;
a nucleic acid capture chamber port in fluidic connectivity with the outlet of the fluidic channel; and
a nucleic acid binding unit in the fluidic channel; and

a sample container, comprising:
at least one sample container port; and

wherein for each sample preparation cartridge:
the first lysis chamber port is in fluidic connectivity with the at least one sample container port;
the second lysis chamber port is capable of establishing fluidic connectivity with at least one fluidic movement source capable of flowing fluid comprising nucleic acids in the sample container to the first lysis chamber section;
the third lysis chamber port is capable of establishing fluidic connectivity with at least one fluidic movement source capable of flowing the fluid from the second lysis chamber section; and
the nucleic acid capture chamber port is capable of establishing fluidic connectivity with at least one fluidic movement source capable of flowing the fluid in the second lysis chamber section through the fluidic channel.