Patent ID: 9278356
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B01L

Claim Text:
1. A thermal cycler comprising: an attachment unit for attachment of a removable reaction container, the reaction container including a channel, the channel being filled with a reaction solution containing a fluorescent probe that changes intensity of light having a predetermined wavelength by binding to a DNA sequence and a liquid having a specific gravity different from that of the reaction solution and being immiscible with the reaction solution; a first heating unit that heats a first region of the channel when the reaction container is attached to the attachment unit; a second heating unit that heats a second region of the channel different from the first region when the reaction container is attached to the attachment unit; a drive mechanism that switches arrangement of the attachment unit, the first heating unit, and the second heating unit between a first arrangement in which a lowermost position of the channel in a direction in which gravity acts is located within the first region and a second arrangement in which the lowermost position of the channel in the direction in which the gravity acts is located within the second region when the reaction container is attached to the attachment unit; a measurement unit that measures the intensity of the light having the predetermined wavelength; and a control unit that controls the drive mechanism, the first heating unit, the second heating unit, and the measurement unit, wherein the control unit is capable of