公开(公告)号：US20190270086A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US15780814

申请日：2016-12-05

Applicant: TTP Plc

Inventor： Piers Sebastian HARDING ,  Gary Stephen HOWARD ,  Gary Keith JEPPS

IPC: B01L7/00 ,  C12N15/10

Abstract: A sample preparation cartridge for use with a sample preparation device, the cartridge includes a housing defining plural separate segments, at least one of said segments comprising a fixed section of a pipette component; and a moveable head comprising a pipette tip, the head being configured, in use, to be moved between a position in which the pipette tip is in sealed engagement with the fixed section of pipette component and a position in which pipette tip is positioned adjacent to another of said plural segments. With the present invention a disposable sample preparation cartridge and corresponding analytical reader can be provided in a very cost effective and simple manner whilst still ensuring high quality sample preparation for analysis.

公开(公告)号：US20210086187A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17113202

申请日：2020-12-07

Applicant: TTP Plc

Inventor： Piers Sebastian HARDING ,  Gary Stephen HOWARD ,  Gary Keith JEPPS

IPC: B01L7/00 ,  C12N15/10 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/00

Abstract: A sample preparation cartridge for use with a sample preparation device, the cartridge includes a housing defining plural separate segments, at least one of said segments comprising a fixed section of a pipette component; and a moveable head comprising a pipette tip, the head being configured, in use, to be moved between a position in which the pipette tip is in sealed engagement with the fixed section of pipette component and a position in which pipette tip is positioned adjacent to another of said plural segments. With the present invention a disposable sample preparation cartridge and corresponding analytical reader can be provided in a very cost effective and simple manner.