CLAMP DEVICES FOR RECEIVING A CARTRIDGE AND METHODS FOR USING SAME

A clamp device includes a frame; a carriage slidably engaged with the frame and including a receptacle to receive a cartridge including fluidics ports and electronic contacts, the carriage slidable between an open position and a closed position; a fluidics interface to engage the fluidics ports of the cartridge when the carriage is in a closed position; an electronic interface to engage the electronic contacts of the cartridge when the carriage is in the closed position; a driver to draw the fluidics interface and the electronic interface together, the cartridge secured between the electronicinterface and the fluidics interface; and a sensor system to detect the presence of the cartridge in the receptacle and configured to prevent the driver from drawing the fluidics interface and electronic interface together when the cartridge is absent. 种夹持装置包括：框架；滑架，所述滑架与所述框架以可滑动的方式接合，并且包括用于接纳卡盒的安装座，所述卡盒包括流体口和电子触点，所述滑架可在打开位置和闭合位置之间滑动；流体接口，用于在所述滑架处于闭合位置时接合所述卡盒的所述流体口；电子接口，用于在所述滑架处于闭合位置时接合所述卡盒的所述电子触点；驱动器，用于聚拢所述流体接口与所述电子接口，所述