Patent ID: 9228924
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: C12M,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A homogenizer comprising: a crushing part comprising a shaft, a blender for crushing a tissue sample in a container, and an attachment part connected between the shaft and the blender and having a diameter larger than that of the shaft; a first driver configured to rotate the blender in contact with the tissue sample; a support part supporting the crushing part and having a hole through which the shaft of the crushing part passes such that the crushing part is movable relative to the support part; a second driver configured to move the support part in a first direction to insert the crushing part into the container; and a spring being provided between the support part and the attachment part of the crushing part, wherein the crushing part moves relative to the support part in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the blender is pressed against the tissue sample in the container, and the spring contracts according to the movement of the crushing part in the second direction, and the blender is pressed against the tissue sample in the container with an elastic force of the spring.