Patent ID: 7674581

Claim:
An autonomous genosensor, comprising: a water-tight sealed housing having one or more sample intake ports and one or more sample egress ports, wherein the housing is sealed to allow operation while partially or totally immersed in a liquid or gaseous environment; a sample manager within said housing in communication with said intake port for moving the sample through the housing; a reactor within said housing in communication with said sample manager for containing the sample during a chemical, biochemical, or biologic reaction, in which the reactor further comprises a nucleic acid amplification system; a nucleic acid detector within said housing in communication with said reactor for detecting an analyte in the sample within the reactor; an electronic control system within said housing in electrical communication with the detector, the reactor, and the sample manager for controlling the movement of samples through the housing and for controlling the reaction and detecting the reactions within said housing, wherein the electronic control system is capable of automatic operation; and a power supply within said housing in electrical communication with the reactor, the detector and the electronic control system.