Patent ID: 11860108
Assignee: OPTOFLUIDIC BIOASSAY, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 8:
9. An optical detection cartridge and sensor unit devices for an optofluidic diagnostic system, comprising:
an optical detection cartridge having a first isolation booth and a second isolation booth directly adjacent one another in side-by-side arrangement, said first isolation booth having a first booth height defined by an open first ceiling and a closed first floor, said first isolation booth having an open first viewport and optically-opaque first sides, said second isolation having a second booth height defined by an open second ceiling and a closed second floor, said second isolation having an open second viewport and optically-opaque second sides, said first said isolation booth and said second isolation each having a generally consistent cross-sectional female geometry along said first booth height, said second isolation each having a generally consistent cross-sectional female geometry along said second booth height,
a first sensor unit separable from said first isolation booth, said first sensor unit having a first top end and a first bottom end spaced vertically from said first top end, said first sensor unit having a first fluid duct extending continuously from said first top end to said first bottom end, said first sensor unit having a first reactor section located adjacent said first bottom end, said first reactor section having a generally consistent cross-sectional male geometry slideable through a said open first ceiling into said cross-sectional female geometry of said first isolation booth with a mated fit,
a second sensor unit separable from said second isolation booth, said second sensor unit having a second top end and a second bottom end spaced vertically from said second top end, said second sensor unit having a second fluid duct extending continuously from said second top end to said second bottom end, said second sensor unit having a second reactor section located adjacent said second bottom end, said second reactor section having a generally consistent cross-sectional male geometry slideable through said open second ceiling into said cross-sectional female geometry of said second isolation booth with a mated fit,
said first reactor section having a planar first observation face aligned with and visible through said open first viewport of said first isolation booth, said second reactor section having a planar second observation face aligned with and visible through said open second viewport of said second isolation booth, at least a portion of said planar first observation face comprising an optically transmissive material and at least a portion of said second observation face comprising an optically transmissive material,
wherein said first observation face comprises a generally plano-concave lens, and said second observation face comprises a generally plano-concave lens.