Patent ID: 11899026
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A portable blood typing device comprising:
a body having an exterior surface;
a port formed in the exterior surface of the body;
one or more microchannels embedded in the body, each microchannel extending from the port to an air hole formed in the exterior surface of the body; and
one or more reservoirs embedded in the exterior surface of the body arranged in an X array pattern, each reservoir being fluidly connected to each microchannel;
wherein a first reservoir connected to a first microchannel contains a fluid composition comprising a first probe that binds to antigen A, a second reservoir connected to a second microchannel contains a fluid composition comprising a second probe that binds to antigen B, a third reservoir connected to a third microchannel contains a fluid composition comprising a third probe that binds to antigen D, and a fourth reservoir connected to a fourth microchannel contains a fluid;
and wherein the fluid connection between each reservoir and each microchannel is obstructed by a breakable seal.