Patent ID: 8372340

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an isolation module including a first housing and a second housing, the first housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, at least the first chamber configured to contain a sample, the second housing including a side wall and a puncturable member, the side wall and the puncturable member collectively defining a first volume configured to contain a first substance, a portion of the second housing configured to be disposed within the first housing such that the first volume is in fluid communication with the first chamber when a portion of the puncturable member is punctured; and a reaction module defining a reaction chamber and a second volume configured to contain a second substance, the reaction module configured to be coupled to the isolation module such that the reaction chamber and the second volume are each in fluid communication with the second chamber of the first housing, the reaction module including a plunger at least partially disposed within the second volume, the plunger configured exert a force on the second substance to transfer the second substance from the second volume into at least one of the reaction chamber or the second chamber when the plunger is moved within the second volume.