Patent ID: 8202491
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for processing a sample, comprising: a body having a first surface and a second surface on opposing faces of the body, the first surface of the body adapted to lay upon a support surface of a housing, the second surface of the body defining one or more cartridge positioning members configured to engage one or more socket positioning members of a socket of the housing; a sample processing device including a sensor disposed on the second surface of the body of the cartridge, wherein the sample processing device defines a plurality of cavities through which the sample flows, each cavity having a surface defining a membrane sensitive to the flow of the sample; a plurality of electrical contact pads located in a fixed relation to the one or more cartridge positioning members so that when the socket is spaced proximate to the second surface of the cartridge, the one or more cartridge positioning members engage with the one or more socket positioning members to align the plurality of electrical contact pads of the cartridge with a plurality of electrical contacts of the socket; and the body of the cartridge defining a plurality of fluid conduits, each fluid conduit in fluid communication with a respective cavity of the sample processing device and through which the sample flows to the respective cavity of the sample processing device, each fluid conduit configured to align through the second surface of the body with a magnet of the socket.