Patent ID: 9108220
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B02C,B06B,C12M,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for fragmenting molecules including DNA or nucleic acids in a sample by ultrasound, the device comprising: a cartridge having a sample compartment for including the sample with the molecules; a fragmentation instrument with an ultrasound transducer; and a fluid compartment containing a fluid for transmitting the emitted ultrasound from the ultrasound transducer to the sample, wherein the fragmentation instrument is configured to fragment the DNA or nucleic acids by the ultrasound emitted from the ultrasound transducer and propagated through the fluid in the fluid compartment to the sample included in the sample compartment, wherein the fluid compartment is spatially separated from the sample compartment, wherein the cartridge and the fragmentation instrument are configured to fit together in such a way that a spatial closure of the fluid compartment is established when the cartridge and the fragmentation instrument are assembled together, wherein the cartridge has a planar shape, and wherein the fragmentation instrument has a vessel-like shape.