Patent ID: 6780617
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A thermal cycler comprisinga processing unit having an opening to receive a sample vessel containing a sample, the processing unit having a first processing station, a second processing station, and a third processing station positional along the opening, the first processing station including a first compression member adapted to compress the sample vessel within the opening and a first energy transfer element for transferring energy to the sample at the first processing station, the second processing station including a second compression member adapted to compress the sample vessel within the opening and a second energy transfer element for transferring energy to the sample at the second processing station, and the third processing station including a third compression member adapted to compress the sample vessel within the opening and a third energy transfer element for transferring energy to the sample at the third processing station, wherein compression of the sample vessel by of one of the compression members displaces the sample within the sample vessel between the processing stations.