Abstract:
A device for performing a lateral flow assay (2) comprises: - a receptacle (4) having a bottom wall portion (14) closing a first end of the receptacle (4) to delimit an inner material receiving space (16) and having a receptacle opening (18) at a second end opposite the first end; - a compartment (8) for holding a lateral flow assay test strip (56), the compartment (8) having a lower portion (38) located closer to the first end of the receptacle (4) than to the second end; - a liquid passageway (10) in fluid communication with the inner material receiving space (16) and the lower portion (38); and - a lid (6) adapted to overlay the receptacle opening (18) and comprising a body portion (20) having an outer periphery (22);wherein - a sample receiving portion (24) is located in said body portion (20) and is arranged in liquid communication with the inner material receiving space (16); and wherein - the liquid passageway (10) is delimited by a first opening (40) into the lower portion (38) of the compartment (8) and a second opening (26) in the lid (6).
Abstract:
A container positioning device (2) has an upper surface (6) on which to receive a container to be positioned. At least three pushers (12a-c) are provided by which to position the container, each pusher (12a-c) being reciprocally moveable across the upper surface (6) simultaneously towards or away from one another along a different associated path (34a-c). An actuator (18,20a-c) is disposed beneath the upper surface (6), which upper surface (6) acts as a physical barrier between the pushers (12a-c) and the actuator (18,20a-c). Each pusher (12a-c) comprises a magnetic or a magnetisable material (30a-c) magnetically couplable to the actuator (18,20a-c) for movement in response to actuation thereof.
Abstract:
A filtration device (2) comprises a sample chamber (10) housed in a body (4), which body (4) has an open top (6) in communication with the sample chamber (10); a well (24) for liquid filtrate; and a cap (12) for closing the open top (6). The cap (12) has a liquid passageway (22) covered at one end by a filter medium (20) and providing a liquid communication for liquid filtrate from the sample chamber (10). The cap (12) is configured to carry the well (24) at a position closer to an outer periphery (11 ) of the cap (12) than the liquid passageway (22) in a plane parallel to the open top (6) when closed by the cap (12).
Abstract:
A sample container (2) for use in a method for determining dietary fiber comprises a chamber (4) having a first end (6); an opposing second end (8); a rigid, non-porous side-wall (10) connecting the first end (6) to the second end (8); and a porous filter (12) located at the second end (8) through which liquid from the chamber (4) may be passed. An integral stirrer (14) is located within the chamber (4).
Abstract:
A sampling device comprises a receptacle (22) having an inner material receiving space (40) defined by a side wall portion (36) and a bottom wall portion (38) and having a receptacle opening (42); and a sample container (10') being adapted to close the receptacle opening (42) when collocated with the receptacle (22), and includes: a sample receiving portion (14) which, when collocated with the receptacle (22) is located in liquid communication with the inner material receiving space (40); a sample well (18) positioned radially outside of the sample receiving portion (14) in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (A), the sample well having a well opening; a liquid passageway (16) for directing liquid from the sample receiving portion (14) towards the well opening; a container (20) having a container opening; and a liquid impermeable barrier (8'; 44) for preventing liquid entering the container opening from the sample receiving portion (14).
Abstract:
An analysis instrument (2) comprises a sample receiving section (4) for receiving a number of samples provided by each of a number of users; an analysis section (6) having an analysis modality operable to receive an aliquot of each of the number of received samples, to perform an analysis of each of the received aliquots and to generate an output dependent on the performed analysis; a presentation section (8) adapted to receive the output from the analysis section (6) and to present the output in a human discernable format; and an identification section (10) adapted to autonomously generate an identifier unique to each one of the number of users and each one of the number of samples provided thereby consisting of one or more of (i) one or more graphic symbols; (ii) one or more colours and (iii) one or more numbers and to supply the identifier for presentation by the presentation section (8) in a human discernable format together with a portion of the output generated by the analysis section (6) corresponding with the samples provided by a user to which the identifier is unique.