Patent ID: 9598722
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B01F,B01L,C12N,C12Q

Claim:
1. A fluid sample processing cartridge comprising: a substrate; a sample well formed in said substrate and configured to receive a volume of fluid sample; a closure configured to be selectively placed over said sample well; a deformable fluid chamber supported on said substrate and configured to hold a fluid therein when in an undeformed state and to collapse upon application of an external compression force to expel at least a portion of the fluid from the fluid chamber, said deformable fluid chamber being in fluid communication with said sample well via a channel formed in said substrate; a mixing well formed in said substrate, said mixing well being in fluid communication with said sample well via a channel formed in said substrate, said mixing well comprising a first peripheral wall and a first floor defining a well and a fluid inlet snorkel extending up a side of the first peripheral wall extending from the channel communicating the mixing well to the sample well and terminating below a top edge of the first peripheral wall; and a driven mixing apparatus disposed within said mixing well and constructed and arranged to mix the contents of said mixing well.