Patent ID: 8747747

Claim:
A reader for mechanical actuation of fluids within a test cartridge comprising: a first plunger having a first plunger tip at its front end, a first yoke at its back end, and being rotatable about a fulcrum, wherein the first plunger tip is configured for alignment with a first fluidic pouch on said test cartridge; a second plunger having a second plunger tip at its front end, a second yoke at its back end, and being rotatable about a fulcrum, wherein the second plunger tip is configured for alignment with a second fluidic pouch on said test cartridge; a first eccentric cam disposed on a camshaft and rotatably mated with the first yoke; a second eccentric cam disposed on said camshaft and rotatably mated with the second yoke; a first clutch disposed on said camshaft and coupled to said first eccentric cam; and a second clutch disposed on said camshaft and coupled to said second eccentric cam, wherein said first clutch engages said camshaft with a first direction of rotation of said camshaft and said second clutch engages said camshaft with a second direction of rotation opposite the first direction.