Patent ID: 8257966
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A reaction kit comprising: a reaction plate having a reaction container for carrying out the reaction of a sample on the top surface side thereof; a dispensation tip arranged above the top surface of the reaction plate; a cover covering a space above the top surface of the reaction plate and movably supporting the dispensation tip so that a distal end thereof is located inside the space covered with the cover and a proximal end thereof is located outside the space; and a sample container provided in the space and configured separately from the reaction plate, wherein the dispensation tip is detachably attached to a drive unit externally provided and is driven to move between the sample container and the reaction container by the drive unit to carry out dispensation operation of the sample from the sample container to the reaction container, and the reaction plate, the dispensation tip, and the cover are kept in intimate contact with one another and are undetachably integrated together, keeping airtightness, and the reaction kit is disposable, wherein the cover has a cover main body and an upper cover, the cover main body having stiffness to maintain the shape of the cover and being provided integrally with the reaction plate, the upper cover being attached to the cover main body so as to be arranged above the top surface of the reaction plate, being formed of an airtight and flexible material, and holding and movably supporting the dispensation tip, and wherein the upper cover is formed of a bellows film or a flexibly deformable film, allowing the movement of the dispensation tip by flexibly deforming of the film.