Patent CA-3015376-C (CA)
Inventor: MYERS FRANK B
IPC: G01N1/28
Filed: 2017-03-14
Granted: 2023-11-14
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY  (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date                 WO 2017/160838 Al 21 September 2017 (21.09.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification:                                          62nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US). WALDEISEN, GO1N 1/28 (2006.01) John Robert; Diassess INC., 1412 62nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US). DIMOV, Ivan Krastev; Di-(21) International Application Number: PCT/U52017/022304                       assess INC., 1412 62nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US). GRISWOLD, Ryan C.; Diassess INC., 1412 62nd (22) International Filing Date:                                                    Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US). RICHARDSON, 14 March 2017 (14.03.2017)              Bruce; Diassess INC., 1412 62nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US). (25) Filing Language:                     English (74) Agents: STODDARD, Daniel et al.; Fenwick & West (26) Publication Language:                English LLP, 801 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 (30) Priority Data:                           (US). 62/307,876       14 March 2016 (14.03.2016) US (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: DIASSESS INC. [US/US]; 1412 62nd Street, kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US).                                                         AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, (72) Inventors: MYERS, Frank B., III; Diassess INC., 1412 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, 62nd Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 (US). HO, Wei Hsu-    HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, an; Diassess INC., 1412 62nd Street, Emeryville, CA    KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, 94608 (US). MITRA, Debkishore; Diassess INC., 1412    MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, [Continued on next pagel (54) Title: DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ASSAY SAMPLE PREPARATION AND  DELIVERY (57) Abstract: Devices and methods for preparing and delivering biolo-gical assay samples are provided herein. Components of such devices in dude a sample receiving module within which a biological assay sample can be prepared and a cap, which when operatively coupled with the sample receiving module, pressurizes the module. These devices can be ______________________  106 107                                    employed for subsequently delivering a biological assay sample. .4õ ________ e                       103 , 1-1         IMAM,    3 QC              g    108    FIG. 1 co WO 2017/160838 Al 11111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111111011111111111111111111111111#1 NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS,    SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI  (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY,    GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, Declarations under Rule 4.17: VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. ¨    of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Published: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, ¨    with international search report (Art. 21(3)) TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, ¨ before the expiration of the time limit for amending the DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT,    claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE,    amendments (Rule 48.2(h))