Patent 8640555 was granted and assigned to Bioaccel on February, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Instruments, devices and methods of analysis are provided which fully integrate a significant number of process steps in a continuous operation. Accurate positioning and full contact between components is also provided by the relative movement the designs allow. An effect interface between a low cost disposable cartridge or device and the instrument to process it is also detailed.