Patent ID: 9732371
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: C12M,C12Q

Claim:
1. A tool for transferring a filter membrane bearing a retentate to a reagent pad, comprising: a tool body with a free end having a region adapted to receive a reagent cassette having the reagent pad mounted thereon, an ejection head mounted to said tool body and movable translationally about said tool body between a first position in which said region is unoccupied by said ejection head and a second position in which said region is occupied by said ejection head thereby serving to eject said cassette from said region when said cassette is received by said tool body, an actuating lever operatively connected to said ejection head to translate said ejection head from said first position to said second position, a seal disposed on the tool body so as to sealingly retain the cassette on the tool body when said ejection head is in said first position, and an opening in said tool body for the application of a pressure difference between the cassette and the body of the tool.