Patent ID: 8241570

Claim:
A flow cell device adapted for use with a plurality of sensor devices to detect a liquid sample, said flow cell device comprising: an intermediate cell element having a first cell surface that is formed with a plurality of cell recess portions, and a second cell surface that is opposite to said first cell surface, said intermediate cell element being formed with a plurality of pairs of first and second guiding channels, each pair of which is in fluid communication with a respective one of said cell recess portions and extends to said second cell surface; a first cell element disposed at said first cell surface of said intermediate cell element and cooperating with said cell recess portions to form a plurality of sensor disposing spaces within which the sensor devices are to be disposed, respectively, each of said cell recess portions being adapted to cooperate with a sample contacting side of the respective one of the sensor devices so as to confine a sample receiving space for receiving the liquid sample; and a second cell element disposed at said second cell surface of said intermediate cell element, formed with an inlet channel in fluid communication with said first guiding channel that extends to a first one of said cell recess portions for introducing the liquid sample into one of said sample receiving spaces, formed with a number of connecting recess portions each fluidly communicating said second guiding channel and said first guiding channel that respectively extend to a corresponding pair of said cell recess portions such that the liquid sample is able to flow in sequence through said sample receiving spaces, and formed with an outlet channel in fluid communication with said second guiding channel that extends to a last one of said cell recess portions for discharging the liquid sample from said flow cell device.