Patent ID: 9057674
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A61B,B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for dissolving a dried reagent in a liquid, the method comprising: a) providing a chamber for holding the dried reagent, the chamber having a longitudinal axis, a fluid port, an exhaust port, and a retaining member, wherein the dried reagent is disposed in a reagent holding end of the chamber, wherein the fluid port is disposed at the reagent holding end of the chamber, and wherein the retaining member is disposed in the chamber between the exhaust port and the dried reagent and is sized such that the space between the interior of the chamber and the retaining member is smaller than the dried reagent, obstructing passage of the dried reagent from the reagent holding end toward the opposite end of the chamber; and b) transferring the liquid through the fluid port to the reagent holding end of the chamber to dissolve the dried reagent in the liquid without the dried reagent passing the retaining member.