Patent ID: 9581562
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A disposable pipette tip for a handheld device for analysis of electrophysiological properties of a cellular membrane ion channel in an ion channel containing lipid cellular membrane, said handheld device comprising a handheld body with a housing including a pump and an electronic controller, the disposable pipette tip comprising a pathway for fluid, said pathway connecting an open end of the pipette tip to an analysis substrate adapted to transmit an electrical current through the ion channel in said ion channel-containing lipid cellular membrane, when said lipid cellular membrane is held at a predetermined site of the substrate; the disposable pipette tip being configured to be releasably attached to the body of said handheld device, with the open end of the pipette tip being exposed to an exterior environment, and to provide a hydraulic connection between the pump of the handheld body and said pathway, and to provide an electric connection between the electronic controller and at least one electrode of the substrate.