Patent ID: 8747782
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: B01J,B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for storing and dispensing reagent beads, the device comprising: a bead carrier having two ends along its longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of wells between the two ends; a plurality of reagent beads disposed in the plurality of wells; and a cover tape releasably attached to the bead carrier to cover the plurality of wells and retain the plurality of reagent beads in the plurality of wells of the bead carrier; wherein the two ends of the bead carrier are placed in a close proximity and the bead carrier is configured in a circular shape with the cover tape on the outside of the circular shape; and wherein a leading end of the cover tape is connected to a clutch located outside of the perimeter defined by the circular shape, and wherein the clutch is configured to pull the leading edge of the cover tape to peel the cover tape from the bead carrier to expose the plurality of wells individually to dispense the plurality of reagent beads from the plurality of wells.