Patent ID: 6398705
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B04B,G01N

Abstract:
A structure comprising:at least one pair of first and second hollow cylindrical members, each of said cylindrical members having one end closed and a stopper closing another end, first means, including a fixture for holding said cylindrical members side by side, at least one hollow needle sharp at both ends, said sharp ends of said at least one needle disposed adjacent said stoppers of said cylindrical members and disposed approximately along an axis of each of said cylindrical members, each of said sharp ends for piercing one said stoppers, a centrifuge having a spin axis parallel to said axis of said cylindrical members, said centrifuge having a plurality of pockets along an outer circumference thereof, each of said pockets operative for receiving a pair of said cylindrical members and said at least one needle, and second means on said centrifuge for concurrently causing said at least one needle of said at least one pair to pierce both of said stoppers.