Patent ID: 6939709
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: B01L,C12M

Abstract:
1. A multi-well plate assembly having a well plate with a plurality of upwardly open wells, each said well having a substantially square cross-section with pairs of adjacent walls defining pairs of opposed corners in each said well, an insert plate nested with said well plate, said insert plate having a top wall for substantially covering all of said wells of said well plate, said top wall being formed with a plurality of inserts aligned respectively with said wells, each said insert having a sidewall projecting down from said top wall and being substantially nested in one said corner of said well, a plurality of access ports aligned respectively with said wells, each said access port being substantially adjacent a corner of said well opposite said corner in which said insert sidewall is nested, said access port including a first portion formed through said top wall and a second portion defining a notch formed in said sidewall of said insert adjacent said top wall of said insert plate.