EP 1547691 A1 20050629 - Microtiter plate, system and method for processing samples
Title (en)
Microtiter plate, system and method for processing samples
Title (de)
Mikrotiterplatte, System und Verfahren zur Probenhandlung
Title (fr)
Plaque de microtitrage, système et méthode pour le traitement d'échantillons
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 04077952 A 20041026
- EP 03079157 A 20031222
Abstract (en)
A microtiter plate for processing samples having a liquid component or a liquid and a solid component or a liquid and a gel component, said microtiter plate (11). The microtiter plate comprises: a single piece body (12) which is made by injection molding and which has an array of cavities (13). Each of cavities (13) has an open upper end (14) and a closed bottom end (15). Each of cavities (13) has a bottom inner surface and comprises a first chamber (16) for receiving a sample to be processed, a second chamber (17) and a passage (18) which fluidically connects said first and second chambers (16, 17) with each other. Passage (18) has a top opening (19). First chamber (16), second chamber (17) and passage (18) have each a bottom inner surface which is a portion of the bottom inner surface of cavity (13). A region (21) in the lower part of passage (18) is adjacent to the bottom end (15) of the cavity (13). Region (21) is so configured and dimensioned that it allows passage of liquid from one of said chambers to the other only when a centrifugal force is applied to the microtiter plate, but does not allow passage of any solid or gel component the size of which is larger than the width of region (21). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01L 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B01L 3/5085 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0409 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 9526798 A1 19951012 - SORENSON BIOSCIENCE INC [US]
- [A] US 4980293 A 19901225 - JEFFS DAVID H [US]
- [A] EP 0791394 A2 19970827 - GRIFOLS GRUPO SA [ES]
- [A] EP 0569115 A2 19931110 - GEN ATOMICS [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
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DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04077952 A 20041026