Patent ID: 6054326
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for carrying out tests on a fluid sample comprising:(a) at least one reaction tube, said reaction tube having a wall that is at least partially transparent, said reaction tubes having an opening at a top end thereof;(b) a tube holder having said at least one reaction tube disposed therein with a transparent portion of the wall thereof visible from outside of the holder;(c) at least one closure disposed in the opening of said at least one reaction tube;(d) at least one needle extending through the at least one closure and providing a connection for passage of fluid from outside the reaction tube into an interior space within the at least one reaction tube; and(e) a substantially vertical raised portion forming walls surrounding the needle and defining a space surrounding the needle for receiving a sample container, wherein the closure interacts with a deformable portion of a perforable sample container received with the device with the needle perforating the perforable portion of the sample container to press against the deformable portion of the sample container causing fluid in the sample container to be driven through the needle into the interior space with the reaction tube.