摘要 |
The invention provides for a cartridge (100, 200, 2100) formed from a carrier structure (118) and a cover (400) for an automatic analyzer (2200). The cartridge is operable for being spun around a rotational axis (102) and has at least one container (106) with at least one fluid reservoir (108, 202) containing at least one fluid (110, 204). Each container is configured to rotate about the rotational axis of within a cavity (104, 104') and relative to the cartridge, wherein the at least one cavity is formed between the carrier structure and the cover Each fluid reservoir comprises a pierceable seal (112) and cavity comprises at a piercing structure (114) for each fluid reservoir. The piercing structure is configured to open the seal when the container is rotated relative to the cartridge. Each container has a first frictional element (412) and each cavity has a second frictional element (414) that mate and cause friction. Each container comprises a first engaging surface (406) operable for mating with a second engaging surface (408) of a rotational actuator operable for applying torque to the container. The cartridge comprises a fluidic structure (120, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2130, 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135) for processing a biological sample into the processed biological sample. There is a duct (116) between the cavity and the fluidic structure. The fluidic structure comprises a measurement structure (2219, 2210) for enabling the measurement of the processed biological sample. |