Patent ID: 9175333
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B01L,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for holding samples of biological material, comprising: a sample well disposed about an axis, the sample well comprising a topmost surface, a bottommost surface, and an interior volume configured to hold at least one sample of a biological material; and a cap disposed during use along the axis, the cap comprising an upper portion configured during use to be disposed above the topmost surface of the sample well and an elongate lower portion configured during use to be disposed within the interior volume of the sample well, the lower portion comprising a bottommost surface; wherein during use the bottommost surface of the lower portion is located closer to the bottommost surface of the sample well than to the topmost surface of the sample well; wherein the lower portion further comprises a conical wall defining a hollow interior volume; wherein the bottommost surface of the lower portion forms a bottom surface of the hollow interior volume; wherein the cap comprises a lens located at or near the bottommost surface of the lower portion.