DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND CARTRIDGES

摘要

A clinical diagnostic system is disclosed, including a clinical diagnostic instrument with a disposable cartridge. The disposable cartridge is capable of performing diagnostic and analytical functions including filtering samples such as plasma from whole blood and running assays and collecting measurements of analytes or biomarkers. Methods of storing dry and liquid reagents together on the disposable cartridge are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of storing dry and liquid reagents together on a cartridge, comprising:
storing in the cartridge at least one liquid in at least one fluid-containing compartment of the cartridge; storing in the cartridge at least one dry reagent in at least one dry reagent-containing compartment, wherein the at least one fluid-containing compartment is adjacent to the at least one dry reagent-containing compartment on the cartridge, and
wherein the cartridge has a pathway connecting the at least one dry reagent to at least one vapor from the liquid; and sealing a cartridge in an airtight package with a moisture-absorbent material, wherein the moisture-absorbent material out-competes the at least one dry reagent for water absorption that slowly diffuses from the liquid through a wall of the at least one fluid-containing compartment.