Patent ID: 6878343

Claim:
A test sample preparation device for simultaneously preparing multiple samples directly into vials coupled to a sampler tray, the device comprising: a housing having an opening, an interior and an exterior, the housing including a vacuum channel, the vacuum channel providing fluid communication between the interior and the exterior of the housing and being capable of coupling a vacuum source to the interior of the housing; a filter assembly disposed over the opening of the housing, the filter assembly including a plurality of wells, each well having two open ends, and a plurality of porous media disposed in the wells, respectively; a sampler tray removably disposed in the housing; a plurality of vials removably coupled to the sampler tray, the vials being in liquid receiving relationship with the wells, respectively, and a key mechanism coupled to the housing, wherein the housing and the sampler tray each have a generally cylindrical configuration and the key mechanism uniquely defines the circumferential position of the vials in the housing.