Patent ID: 11918996
Assignee: GENECAPTURE, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A system for sample homogenization, nucleic acid fragmentation, and nucleic acid detection, the system comprising:
an integrated cartridge comprising:
a main housing comprising a sample well and a detection chamber;
an elongate sonication feature comprising a sonication chamber configured to receive a sample fluid, the elongate sonication feature coupled to the main housing and extending sufficiently outwardly from the main housing to space the sonication chamber from the main housing; and
a fluidic path for directing a sample fluid from a sample well, to the sonication chamber, and to the detection chamber;

the system further comprising a sonotrode defining an opening;
wherein in an assembled configuration the elongate sonication feature of the cartridge is inserted into the opening of the sonotrode.