Patent ID: 11919004
Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A sample extraction cassette for point-of-care molecular testing for a target in a sample provided on a swab, comprising:
a case having:
a chamber configured for receiving the swab;
a wash zone configured for receiving a wash fluid therein;
a reaction zone configured for receiving a reaction fluid therein, the reaction fluid reacting with the target; and

a membrane having a contact portion and being slidably moveable in case;, wherein when the swab is received in the chamber of the case, the membrane is moveable between:

a transfer position wherein the contact portion of the membrane communicates with the sample provided on the swab such that at least a portion of the sample is transferred to the contact portion;
a wash position wherein the contact portion of the membrane is out of contact with the swab and communicates with the wash zone; and
a reaction position wherein the contact portion of the membrane is out of contact with the swab and communicates with the reaction zone.