US Patent:
20120231533, Sep 13, 2012
Inventors:
Mark R. Holl - Tempe AZ, US
Deirdre R. Meldrum - Phoenix AZ, US
A. Cody Youngbull - Tempe AZ, US
Haixin Zhu - Chandler AZ, US
Jeff Houkal - Tempe AZ, US
Yanqing Tian - Chandler AZ, US
Shashanka Ashili - Phoenix AZ, US
Laimonas Kelbauskas - Gilbert AZ, US
Roger Johnson - Phoenix AZ, US
Shih-hui Chao - Phoenix AZ, US
Peter Wiktor - Phoenix AZ, US
Alex Jen - Kenmore WA, US
Lloyd Burgess - Seattle WA, US
Sarah McQuaid - Seattle WA, US
Ai Brunner - Phoenix AZ, US
Peter Kahn - Phoenix AZ, US
International Classification:
C12M 1/34
Abstract:
A chamber device for analyzing living cell(s). The chamber device includes a base and a lid that when reversibly pressed closed create a chamber. The base is configured with an optically transparent well to contain at least one cell. The lid has a breadth greater than the base and is configured to contain at least one sensor. The lid is further configured with a lip that when pressed between the lid and the base creates an impermeable seal. The base and the lid are configured so that, when closed and in use, the sensor remains spatially apart from the at least one cell.