Patent ID: 8852508
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: C12M

Abstract:
1. A microinjection apparatus, comprising: a microinjection device for microinjection of substances into individual samples by puncturing the samples with an injection needle, at least one carrier on which at least one sample is immobilizable, wherein the apparatus comprises a drivable support on which the at least one carrier is positionable, wherein the drivable support is operative to drive the at least one carrier in a closed loop to a respective plurality of stations that are located at different positions along the loop, and a sample supply line, configured to provide at least one sample of a dissociated cell of the type Xenopus Oocyte suspended in a liquid, having a predetermined length that allows each one of the at least one samples of dissociated cells of the type Xenopus Oocyte to be guided by gravity into an orientation suitable for performing microinjection of the dissociated cells of the type Xenopus Oocyte prior to being provided onto the at least one carrier.