Patent ID: 7795011
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for processing a bio sample, comprising: a bio processor for processing a bio sample; a first vacuum chamber having an open end and a closed end, wherein the open end is connected with an end of the bio processor, the bio sample being injected into the closed end of the first vacuum chamber; a second vacuum chamber having an open end and a closed end, wherein the open end of the second vacuum chamber is connected with another end of the bio processor, the bio sample being processed through the bio processor before being ejected into the second vacuum chamber; a diaphragm which is connected to the open ends of the first and second vacuum chambers so as to be disposed between the first and second vacuum chambers and which supports the bio processor; and valves which are formed outside the bio processor and are operable to provide a material required for the processing, wherein the first vacuum chamber, the second vacuum chamber, and the bio processor are connected with each other to form an environment with a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure before the bio sample is injected to the first vacuum chamber, and the injection of the bio sample into the closed end of the first vacuum chamber produces a Pressure within the first vacuum chamber that is larger than a pressure in the second vacuum chamber, thereby causing the bio sample to move from the first vacuum chamber toward the second vacuum chamber due to a pressure difference between the first vacuum chamber and the second vacuum chamber.