SAMPLE HOLDER AND SYSTEM FOR USING

A sample holder that includes a clamshell case, wherein one half of the clamshell includes a sample receiving port and a passageway there from that leads to one or more test chambers, each having an external window therein for external imaging (e.g., by a digital microscope). The test chamber may be a part of the clamshell apparatus, or may append there from. The first half of the clamshell may also include a reagent pack with a pressure breakable seal. The second half of the clamshell may have one or more extruded forms that act as a mechanical RAM when the clamshell is closed to compress the reagent pack and or the sample receiving port, so as to force fluid through the passageway to the test chamber. The reagent and the reagent pack may be forced into the sample receiving port and into the passageway along with the sample. The test chambers may have been lines leading to an overflow reservoir, which may have an air vent to the exterior of the sample holder.