Patent ID: 9176094
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B01L,G01N,H05K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing a sample, the apparatus comprising: a circuit board; and a removable sample cartridge having an inserted state in the apparatus; wherein the circuit board has an interface with the removable sample cartridge in the inserted state; wherein the sample cartridge comprises a working surface defining a plurality of sections for processing a sample; wherein the circuit board is configured to be adjacent the working surface in the inserted state and comprises: wherein the circuit board further includes at least one alignment feature for engaging a corresponding alignment feature on the removable sample cartridge and ensuring that the plurality of elements are positioned adjacent the associated one of the plurality of sections in the inserted state; wherein the circuit board further comprises an edge delineating an opening in the circuit board which in the inserted state corresponds to a sample processing chamber on the sample cartridge; wherein additional components separate from the circuit board are configured for processing in the sample processing chamber; the opening in the circuit board being configured to provide access to the sample processing chamber by the additional components.