Patent ID: 11959126
Assignee: HANDYLAB, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  B  F  G | IPC B  C  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
providing a multi-lane microfluidic cartridge, each lane comprising an amplification region within which amplification of polynucleotides is carried out;
providing an instrument, the instrument comprising:
a frame,
a drawer configured to move relative to the frame, wherein the drawer comprises:
an area configured to receive the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge,
a registration member configured to facilitate placement of the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge into the drawer in a single orientation,
a cutaway configured to facilitate removal of the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge from the drawer after analysis,
a plurality of separately controllable heat sources configured to deliver localized heat to selected regions of the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge at specific times, and
electrical connectors configured to transmit electrical signals to the plurality of separately controllable heat sources during analysis;

one or more processors configured to control the plurality of separately controllable heat sources, a heat source of the plurality of separately controllable heat sources configured to direct heat to an amplification region of a lane of the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge when the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge is received in the instrument; and

controlling the plurality of separately controllable heat sources to perform amplification of polynucleotides within the amplification region of the multi-lane microfluidic cartridge.