Patent ID: 6392894
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A ROM chip carrier for use with an assay device, the carrier comprising:a body portion having a first end and a second end; a rear tab, extending from said first end of said body potion; first and second lateral members extending from said first end to said second end of said body portion, said first and second lateral members defining sides of said body portion and further forming boundaries of an open area within said body portion; a leading edge, extending across said second end of said body portion from said first lateral member to said second lateral member; a chip cavity, defined by said lateral members, said leading edge and a cross member extending across a central portion of said body portion from said first lateral member to said second lateral member; a single central member extending across said open area in a direction from said leading edge toward said first end of said body portion; a plurality of teeth disposed on said leading edge, wherein one dimension of said teeth is defined by a width of said leading edge.