Patent ID: 7858392

Claim:
A system for processing of organic samples prior to spectroscopy analysis, comprising: a support for an organic sample; a sample applicator configured to apply the organic sample to the support; a solution applicator configured to apply a solution for extraction of at least one biomarker protein from the organic sample; a digester-medium applicator configured to apply to the organic sample a digesting medium capable of at least partial digestion of the biomarker proteins into peptides; and at least one heating device in a temperature controlled region including the digester-medium applicator, the at least one heating device configured to heat at a position different from a spectroscopy analysis position at least two or all of the organic sample, the solution, the digesting medium, and the biomarker proteins to a temperature above room temperature, wherein the support for the organic sample moves in relation to the at least one heating device, and the sample and the digestion medium are applied at separate locations along a direction of motion of the support, with the sample applied to the support in a position other than in the temperature controlled region of the digester-medium applicator.