Patent ID: 8088593

Claim:
A device for detection of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample comprising: a sample collection unit configured to receive the bodily fluid sample; an array of assay units configured to receive a portion of the sample from the sample collection unit and configured to run a chemical reaction that yields a detectable signal indicative of the presence of the analyte in the sample; and an array of reagent units configured to contain reagents for running the chemical reaction; wherein an individual assay unit comprises an assay tip that is configured to receive the portion of the sample and the reagents, when the assay unit is moved into fluid communication with the reagent unit, wherein the assay tip comprises a first opening on the first side of the tip and a second opening on a second side of the tip, wherein the first opening has a diameter greater than that of the second opening, and wherein the assay tip comprises an interior surface having immobilized thereon reagents for detecting said analyte.