Patent ID: 9476813
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An extraction chamber for collecting analytes from a sample, the extraction chamber comprising: a sample holder including at least one well configured to hold the sample; a middle section that detachably connects to the sample holder and includes a plurality of channels each being configured to receive an extraction needle of one of a plurality of extraction assemblies, wherein the middle section further comprises a recessed bottom side forming a head space between one end of the plurality of channels and the sample holder when the middle section is connected to the sample holder, and a lid that detachably connects to the middle section such that the middle section is connected between the lid and the sample holder, the lid comprising a plurality of ports aligned with the plurality of channels and configured to receive and simultaneously hold the plurality of extraction assemblies inserted into the extraction chamber, each port being configured to receive one of the plurality of extraction assemblies, wherein the extraction chamber is structured such that the analytes can be collected via the headspace.