Patent ID: 9656264
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B01L,C12M,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A biological sample holder comprising: a plastic receptacle having an upper portion corresponding to a first end of the receptacle and a lower portion corresponding to a second end of the receptacle, wherein the receptacle has a chamber therein extending from the upper portion to the lower portion, wherein the lower portion comprises an annular side wall having one or more openings dimensioned to permit fluid flow therethrough and positioned such that the fluid can contact a biological sample storage medium containable within the chamber, and wherein the plastic receptacle is dimensioned such that the plastic receptacle is insertable into a well of a standard polymerase chain reaction tray; a first retainer disposed in the chamber and arranged to inhibit a biological sample storage medium containable within the chamber from moving towards the first end; a second retainer located at the second end and arranged to inhibit a biological sample storage medium containable within the chamber from moving out of the chamber through the second end; and an annular seal surrounding at least a part of the upper portion and dimensioned to interface with a well of a standard polymerase chain reaction tray, wherein the seal is made of a silicon or silicon-based compound.