Patent ID: 6613286
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A cartridge for use in a test for detecting a change in a property of a liquid/reagent mixture, said cartridge comprising a cartridge body having:an injection port for introducing a liquid into the cartridge; a fluid receiving/dispensing reservoir for receiving a liquid from the injection port and dispensing the liquid to at least one fluid-receiving chamber; at least one conduit for creating fluid communication between the fluid receiving/dispensing reservoir and at least one fluid-receiving chamber and wherein said at least one conduit further comprises a constricted passage; at least one fluid-receiving chamber for receiving a liquid/reagent mixture in a flow direction that is substantially tangential to an outside wall of said fluid-receiving chamber; and an air vent/fluid plug device in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving chamber.