Patent ID: 6063341
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for carrying out a process in which a biological sample is processed with one or more reagents, said device comprising an array of chambers integrally connected to each other; a cover insert removably connected to the array of chambers; and a disposable pipetting tip,said array of chambers comprisingan upper portion shaped as an elongated tray and having an interior delimited by a bottom wall and a side wall which extends perpendicular to and along the perimeter of the bottom wall;a first process chamber having an open top end and a closed bottom end connected by a tubular wall which extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall of said upper portion and downwardly from a first opening in said bottom wall, said first opening forming the open top end of the first process chamber; anda waste chamber for receiving waste liquids, said waste chamber having an open top end and a closed bottom end connected by a side wall which extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall of said upper portion and downwardly from a second opening in said bottom wall, said second opening forming the open top end of the waste chamber;said cover insert being configured and dimensioned to be inserted in the chamber array and said cover insert comprisingan elongated cover having openings providing access to the process chamber and the waste chamber respectively when said cover insert is inserted in said chamber array, anda parking chamber for parking therein said disposable pipetting tip, said parking chamber having an open top end and a closed bottom end connected by a tubular wall which extends substantially perpendicular to the cover and downwardly from an opening in the cover; andsaid disposable pipetting tip being configured and dimensioned to be at least partially inserted in the interior of the parking chamber.