Patent ID: 8178350

Claim:
A method of biochemical processing comprising the steps of: a. obtaining at least one sample; b. selecting a biochemical test sequence for said at least one sample; c. establishing said at least one sample on a proximally paired sample holder; d. snapping in at least one source in a sample processing system; e. establishing at least one consumable biochemical process element consumably responsive to said biochemical test sequence; f. establishing at least one consumable biochemical process alterable information memory element associated with said consumable biochemical process element; g. detachably electrically connecting said consumable biochemical process alterable information memory element to said sample processing system; h. querying said consumable biochemical process alterable information memory element; i. subjecting at least a portion of an exterior sample area of said at least one sample to an appropriate fluidic substance for said biochemical test sequence; j. establishing a firmly bounded fluidic environment in the vicinity of said exterior sample area at least in part through the presence of said fluidic substance; k. causing hinged movement between a first surface relative to a second surface; l. automatically affirmatively initiating a fluid wave in said firmly bounded fluidic environment as a result of said hinged movement between a first surface relative to a second surface; m. automatically substantially stopping said fluid wave in said firmly bounded fluidic environment; n. automatically moving an absorbent material to a position in the vicinity of said sample holder; o. contacting said absorbent material and said fluidic substance; p. automatically withdrawing said fluidic substance from proximity to said sample upon completion of at least a portion of said process; q. automatically processing said biochemical test sequence; r. changing at least some information on said consumable biochemical process alterable information memory element as a result of actions conducted in said step of automatically processing said biochemical test sequence; and s. accomplishing desired results through said biochemical test sequence.