Patent ID: 6761855
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A column for solid phase processing, the column comprising a housing including a cavity extending from a top orifice at an upper end to a bottom orifice at a lower end which is smaller than the top orifice at the upper end, the cavity decreasing in cross-sectional size from the top orifice at the upper end to the bottom orifice at the lower end, the lower end of the housing being configured as a male luer;wherein the cavity of the housing includes an upper cavity portion adjacent the top orifice, a central cavity portion smaller in cross-section than the upper cavity portion, and a lower cavity portion smaller in cross-section than the central cavity portion and adjacent the bottom orifice; and wherein the upper cavity portion is tapered inward decreasing in cross-sectional size from the top orifice, and wherein a female luer taper is spaced from the top orifice and is disposed in the upper cavity portion near the central cavity portion.