Patent ID: 9028777
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: C12N,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A processing system configured to concentrate and isolate cellular components, comprising: a plurality of cartridge receivers, each cartridge receiver having a recess configured to receive a purification cartridge, the purification cartridge including a sample vessel, an elution port, and a capture chamber, the capture chamber being slidably affixed relative to the sample vessel and elution port, the capture chamber defining a void in which a capture material is disposed; a motor configured to actuate the capture chamber from a load position, in which the capture material is in fluid communication with the sample vessel, to an elution position, in which the capture material is in fluid communication with an elution port; a controller configured to control the motor; and a tube extending from the cartridge receiver that, when the capture chamber is in the load position, is in fluid communication with the sample vessel and capture material.