Patent ID: 8940247
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A portable analyzer comprising: an opening configured for insertion of sampling implement therein; and a means for analysis programmed to analyze a specimen present on the sampling implement when the sampling implement is inserted into the opening, wherein the opening is formed by having a first member and a second member in an opposed relationship to each other and positioned close to or in contact with each other, wherein the first member includes a first region corresponding to a portion of the internal surface of the opening, and the second member includes a second region corresponding to a different portion of the internal surface of the opening, wherein the first and the second members are coupled to each other by a coupling portion that is configured to allow the first and the second members to move relative to each other, the relative movement enabling selective switching from a first state in which the first and the second regions are positioned sufficiently close to each other to allow insertion of the sampling implement, to a second state in which the first and the second regions are spaced sufficiently apart such that at least one of the first and the second regions is exposed to the exterior of the analyzer, wherein the coupling portion is further configured so as to provide a central axis about which the first member and the second member can rotate relative to each other, wherein the first and the second members set in the first state are configured to rotate relative to each other by a predetermined amount of displacement in fixed directions by a means for sliding when transitioning to the second state.