Patent ID: 8491178
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: B01F,B01L,C12N,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a sample in a receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers, including a detection chamber, the method comprising the steps of: (a) moving a compression element positioned between the receptacle and a detector into engagement with a flexible portion of the detection chamber, thereby depressing the flexible portion to agitate the contents of the detection chamber or to move the contents of the detection chamber into a directly connected chamber of the receptacle, wherein an actuator moves the compression element relative to the detector; (b) transmitting excitation light from a light source of the detector through the compression element and to the detection chamber; and (c) detecting a light signal transmitted through the compression element from the contents of the detection chamber with a signal detecting element of the detector.