Patent ID: 6235531
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A centrifugal rotor comprising:a rotor body comprising a liquid-dispensing chamber containing a liquid, a liquid-receiving chamber, and a siphon;the siphon being connected to the liquid-dispensing chamber through a siphon inlet and connected to the liquid-receiving chamber through a siphon outlet, the siphon inlet being radially outward of the siphon outlet, said siphon traveling radially inward to a point radially inward of said siphon inlet, and then radially outward to said siphon outlet; the rotor further comprisinga cuvette containing reagents necessary for the analysis of a biological sample, wherein said cuvette is radially outward of said liquid-dispensing chamber and said liquid-receiving chamber, and;a distribution ring which permits flow of a liquid to said cuvette from an output siphon connected to the liquid-receiving chamber.