Patent ID: 6391541
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B01L,C12N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for separating a desired analyte from a fluid sample, the device comprising a cartridge having:a) a sample flow path; b) a lysing chamber in the sample flow path, wherein the lysing chamber contains at least one filter for capturing cells or viruses from the sample as the sample flows through the lysing chamber; c) beads disposed in the lysing chamber for rupturing the cells or viruses to release the analyte therefrom; d) a waste chamber in fluid communication with the lysing chamber via the sample flow path for receiving the remaining sample after the sample flows through the lysing chamber; e) an analyte flow path extending from the lysing chamber, wherein the analyte flow path diverges from the sample flow path; and f) at least one flow controller for directing the sample into the waste chamber after the sample flows through the lysing chamber and for directing the analyte separated from the sample into the analyte flow path.