APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AN ANALYTE, AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AN ANALYTE

An apparatus (12) for receiving an analyte comprises two opposing housings (16, 18) that clamp onto a substrate (14). One of the housings (18) includes passageways that deliver the analyte and optical signals to the substrate (14). Another one of the housings (16) includes passageways that allow opt...

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Hauptverfasser:	Radding, Zachary, Young, Kris, Blair, Steven S, Blair, Jeffrey R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PHYSICS SURGERY TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus (12) for receiving an analyte comprises two opposing housings (16, 18) that clamp onto a substrate (14). One of the housings (18) includes passageways that deliver the analyte and optical signals to the substrate (14). Another one of the housings (16) includes passageways that allow optical signals, which have passed through the substrate (14), to travel to photometric sensors (88) which may be used to study the analyte or its effects. The apparatus (12) may include a light guide (74) that uniformly distributes light from a plurality of point emitters to multiple areas of the substrate (14). The apparatus (12) may include an actuator assembly (20) that opens and closes the two housing (16, 18) to allow for installation and removal of the substrate (14). The substrate (14) may be carried in a cartridge (160) that is removable from the two housings (16, 18).