Patent ID: 6663837
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: B01J,B01L,C40B,G01N

Abstract:
A housing box for an electronic chip with biological probes, in particular for molecular analysis of DNA, said box comprising a flat support device provided with a window for access to a matrix of electrodes forming the active part of the chip, wherein:the support device is formed by assembly of a first lower support and a second upper support, and being equipped with a connector having input and output contacts for activation of the chip, the first lower support and the second upper support forming an assembly interface a plurality of electrical connections extending along the assembly interface of the first lower support and the second upper supports between the connector and the chip, electrical connecting means connecting the plurality of electrical connections with conducting strips of said chip, and protective means adjacent the chip to obtain an electrical and biological insulating effect of the active part with respect to the input and output contacts of the connector and wherein the window is adjacent the second upper support.