Patent ID: 8921094

Claim:
A system for the processing of fluids containing nucleic acids, the system comprising: a work-plate comprising at least one rack opening for engaging a rack; at least one rack comprising a plurality of containers containing the fluids, wherein the containers are held stationary when the rack is engaged in the work-plate; at least one actuator; a carrier rotatably supported by a supporting frame, a system of gear wheels and gear belts driven by the at least one actuator to rotate the carrier around a horizontal rotational axis aligned with the work-plate; at least two processing devices fixedly attached to the carrier, the at least two processing devices including a heating device and a separating device, the heating device being fixed to the carrier at a first carrier surface, and the separating device being fixed to the carrier at a second carrier surface; an operative position and an inoperative position located on opposing sides of the horizontal rotational axis with respect to one another such that the operative position orients a processing device in operational proximity to the containers and the inoperative position orients a processing device away from the containers whereby when the heating device is in an operational position, the separation device is in an inoperative position; and an active cooling mechanism located on the inoperative positional side of the horizontal rotational axis.