Patent ID: 11911764
Assignee: NEXCELOM BIOSCIENCE LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  C  G

Claim 16:
17. A multi-well plate for sample preparation and analysis, comprising:
(a) a mixing well for preparation of a liquid sample for analysis; and
(b) a sample chamber deposed in spatial proximity to the mixing well without fluid communication therebetween, comprising:
(i) a first (or inlet) well for introducing the liquid sample for analysis to the sample chamber;
(ii) a second (or imaging) well comprising
an imaging chamber for holding the liquid sample for observation or analysis wherein the imaging chamber is in fluid communication with the first (or inlet well);
an optically transparent window suitable for observation or analysis of the liquid sample inside the imaging chamber,, wherein the imaging chamber is characterized by a uniform height traversing at least a portion of the optically transparent window; and

(iii) a third (or outlet) well for air escape or outflow of the liquid sample, wherein the third (or outlet) well is in fluid communication with the imaging chamber,, wherein the mixing well and the sample chamber together form a unit of the multi-well plate.