Patent ID: 7297531
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: B01L,C12M,C12Q

Abstract:
1. An article adapted for holding a liquefied sample for the quantification of biological material in the sample, comprising: a device having a reaction chamber enclosing a volume therein, said reaction chamber having an upper opening through which a liquefied sample can be poured and a plurality of discrete non-permeable compartments, each said compartments having an upper rim and being configured and dimensioned to hold separate aliquots of a liquefied sample therein; a diverter defining an upper surface having an edge portion disposed in direct contact with the upper rims of the plurality of compartments, the diverter further disposed in fluid communication with the upper opening such that when a liquefied sample is poured through the upper opening the sample is diverted to fill each of the plurality of compartments; and a gasket lid removably secured to the top of said device, said gasket lid being configured and dimensioned for sealing the upper rim of each compartment to prevent liquid communication between said compartments.