APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR BIOFLUID SAMPLE DISPENSING AND/OR ASSAY

• Main Authors: WANG,YING SONG, NAVAWONGSE,RAPEECHAI, NYEIN LYNN,CHARM, CHENG,YUEN HSIA, PULIDO,ROLAND GALANG, LIU,FENG, THAVEEPRUNGSRIPORN,VISIT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.01.2022
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING

An aspect of the present disclosure generally relates to an apparatus for dispensing biofluid samples (i.e. a biofluid sample dispensing apparatus). The apparatus comprises a cartridge comprising a set of reservoirs and a set of cavities, each cavity residing within a reservoir and configured for dispensing a predetermined sample volume of biofluid, Each reservoir comprises: an inlet for receiving the biofluid; an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet; a peripheral barrier surrounding the outlet for containing the biofluid sample within a cavity residing within said reservoir and preventing fluid communication with another cavity; a valve disposed at the outlet for releasably sealing the biofluid sample within the cavity; and an overflow outlet configured to limit the predetermined volume of the biofluid sample which is containable within the cavity and which is dispensable from the cavity through the valve. (Figure 1)