Patent ID: 11958657
Assignee: QIAGEN HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 3:
4. The magazine of claim 2 and at least one biological sample collection card (10), the or each card (10) being suitable for being held in the magazine for recovery by automated means, said card having a width (w) a height (h) and a thickness (t), which width, height or thickness correspond to respective dimensions (W, H, T) of the card accepting slot (150), such that the first dimension (W) of the slot is about 2 to 10% larger than the width (w) of the card; and/or the second dimension (T) of the slot is about 10 to 30% larger than the thickness (t) of the card; and/or the height (H) of the slot is about equal to or less than the height (h) of the card.