Patent Document ID: 7851207
Application ID: 11852489
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A multiplex field device for detecting biological threat agents, comprising: (a) a central capped chamber having a top, a bottom, a connecting conduit (PC), and a connecting conduit (WC), wherein the connecting conduit (PC) and the connecting conduit (WC) are located between the top and the bottom; (b) a plurality of peripheral chambers surrounding said central capped chamber, each of said plurality of peripheral chambers having at least one aperture; and (c) a waste chamber surrounding said central capped chamber, said waste chamber including a plurality of apertures: (d) wherein said connecting conduit (PC) is able to align with the apertures of the peripheral chambers and said connecting conduit (WC) is able to align with the apertures of the waste chamber and a peripheral chamber.