Patent ID: 9278355
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B01L

Claim Text:
1. A nucleic acid amplification device comprising: a plurality of reaction cells each comprising a set of a first space, a second space, and a capillary connecting the first space and the second space, at least one of the first space and the second space capable of retaining a single bead; and a removable cover completely covering the first space or the second space, and thereby isolating the first space, the second space and the capillary of each respective reaction cell of the plurality of reaction cells from the first space, the second space and the capillary of the remaining plurality of reaction cells of the nucleic acid amplification device, wherein the first space and the second space have respective diameters which are larger than a diameter of the capillary, and wherein the first space, the second space and the capillary are stacked vertically on top of each other in a direction perpendicular to the respective diameters' dimension direction.