US 11,691,142 B2
Autoplatelet cartridge device
Michael M. Gorin, Incline Village, NV (US); Robert S. Hillman, San Diego, CA (US); Cory Lee McCluskey, Encinitas, CA (US); and Hubert Martin Schwaiger, Munich (DE)
Assigned to CA CASYSO GMBH, Basel (CH)
Filed by CA CASYSO GmbH, Basel (CH)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/64,532.
Application 17/064,532 is a division of application No. 15/648,345, filed on Jul. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,843,185.
Prior Publication US 2021/0016270 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/86 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/502 (2013.01) [B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B01L 3/527 (2013.01); B01L 7/00 (2013.01); G01N 15/0656 (2013.01); G01N 33/86 (2013.01); G01N 35/00722 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/147 (2013.01); B01L 2300/041 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0809 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0867 (2013.01); B01L 2300/123 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0638 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0084 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0092 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0091 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00356 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cartridge device for testing platelet activity in a blood sample comprising:
a cartridge body comprising:
a measuring chamber configured to contain a defined volume of fluid;
a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the measuring chamber through a duct that further comprises a valve seat, the mixing chamber further comprising an inlet for receiving a reagent bead; and
a cavity located on a top surface of the cartridge body;
a left cover coupled to the cartridge body, the left cover comprising:
a valve structure configured to couple with the valve seat of the cartridge body and block fluid flow between the measuring chamber and mixing chamber;
a cartridge slider comprising an opening configured to receive the reagent bead, the cartridge slider located within the cavity of the cartridge body; and
a cartridge electrode configured to couple with the cartridge body, the cartridge electrode comprising:
an extension structure; and
one or more electrode wires coupled to the extension structure, wherein a portion of the one or more electrode wires are situated within the mixing chamber of the cartridge body when the cartridge electrode is coupled with the cartridge body.