Patent ID: 7595200
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: B01L,F27B,F27D,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of closing deformable seals in a sample processing device, the method comprising: providing a sample processing device comprising a body that comprises a first side attached to a second side, and one or more process arrays formed between the first and second sides, wherein each process array of the one or more process arrays comprises a loading structure, a main conduit comprising a length, a plurality of process chambers distributed along the main conduit, wherein the loading structure is in fluid communication with the plurality of process chambers through the main conduit, and a deformable seal located along the main conduit between the loading structure and the plurality of process chambers; locating the sample processing device in a sealing apparatus, the sealing apparatus comprising a base adapted to retain the sample processing device; a bridge operatively attached to the base, the bridge mounted for movement across the base; and one or more sealing structures attached to the bridge, the one or more sealing structures facing the sample processing device in the base; and closing at least a portion of the deformable seals in the sample processing device located on the base by traversing the base with the bridge while the sample processing device is located between the base and the bridge, wherein the one or more sealing structures deform at least a portion of the second side of the body to close the deformable seals.