Patent ID: 6300138
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of testing a sample for a analyte, comprising:providing a container having a plurality of fluidly discontinuous compartments, including a sample reacting compartent, different first and second reagents contained in first and second reagent compartments, respectively, and a signal detection compartment;receiving the sample into the sample reacting compartment;contacting a surface of the container with a device having a plurality of actuators;operating multiple different sets of the actuators to independently add the first and second reagents to the sample in a variable sequence and time delay;moving at least a portion of the reacted sample between the sample reacting compartment and the sample detection compartment using at least one of the sets of actuators; andreading an analyte-dependent signal from the reacted sample contained in the sample detection compartment.