Patent ID: 8178056
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A biochemical reaction cartridge comprising: a cartridge body having a portion of a reaction chamber for performing detection reaction of a target substance; a plate having a frontside comprising another portion of wall of the reaction chamber, and backside comprising a face for transmitting light from the reaction chamber, wherein said plate is composed of a material that transmits light therethrough; a covering shutter arranged on the cartridge body to move between at least a first position and a second position to allow a backside the face of the plate to be placed in an unexposed state and an exposed state, respectively; a shutter cover for attaching the covering shutter to the cartridge body and for sliding the covering shutter laterally with respect to the cartridge body, wherein said covering shutter comprising a material that does not transmit light therethrough; and a measurement error preventing means comprising at least one of the following: