Micro Sampling Chip Extraction Tool with Through Hole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sample extraction methods for micro sampling chips face challenges in efficiently cutting and handling the extraction portion without impairing sample quantitativeness, as the capacity is minute and handling is difficult, leading to potential sample leakage and contamination.
Innovation Solution
A sample extraction tool that cuts the extraction portion of a micro sampling chip using a through hole mechanism, allowing the cut portion to be directly accommodated in a container without touching the analyst's fingers, utilizing centrifugal force for sample transfer and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the extraction portion is cut from the micro sampling chip manually, then the cutting operation is simple, but the sample may adhere to fingers and quantitativeness is impaired
Solution Approach 1:
A through hole is introduced as an intermediary structure to facilitate the cutting operation. The through hole allows the extraction portion to be inserted and cut without direct finger contact with the sample, serving as a mediator between the cutting tool and the sample-containing extraction portion.
Solution Approach 2:
The extraction portion is extracted or separated from the main body of the micro sampling chip through the through hole mechanism, allowing it to be removed and transferred to a container without manual handling of the delicate sample-containing portion.
2Ease of operation
If the extraction portion is handled with fingers, then the handling is flexible, but sample leakage and contamination occur
Solution Approach 1:
The through hole acts as an intermediary that enables the cutting and transfer operation without requiring direct finger contact with the extraction portion. This eliminates the harmful effect of sample adhesion to fingers while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical handling by fingers is replaced with a through hole-based cutting mechanism, substituting the direct mechanical contact system with an indirect cutting system that avoids sample contamination.
3Device complexity
If manual handling of the extraction portion is performed, then the operation is simple, but sample adhesion to fingers impairs quantitativeness
Solution Approach 1:
The through hole serves as a simple intermediary structure that prevents sample adhesion to fingers during the cutting and transfer operation, maintaining quantitativeness without requiring complex handling devices.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe and efficient cutting of the micro sampling chip extraction portion, preventing sample leakage and maintaining quantitativeness, allowing for reliable sample processing without manual handling and contamination risks.
Implementation Method 1
by bending the micro sampling chip while inserting the extraction portion to the through hole
Implementation Method 2
the sample held in the extraction portion is taken out into the container using centrifugal force
Data Source
AI summary
An extraction portion which is a piece of a micro sampling chip is safely cut, and the cut extraction portion can be accommodated in a predetermined container without impairing quantitativeness of a sample.A sample extraction tool comprises a through hole for cutting the extraction portion from the micro sampling chip by bending the micro sampling chip while inserting the extraction portion to the through hole, the sample extraction tool is configured to be attached to an upper portion of a container for accommodating the extraction portion in such a state that the through hole is disposed on an open upper surface of the container.