Patent ID: 8663974

Claim:
A device for capturing a biological material from a fluid specimen and lysing said fluid specimen at rapid flow rate and low pressure, the device comprising: a first chamber containing: a portion of said fluid specimen; a solid phase material that has an affinity for the biological material in said fluid specimen; a first fitting attached to an inlet opening of the first chamber, the first fitting having a first thin filter insert that retains the solid phase material while allowing rapid flow of the fluid specimen at low pressure; and a second fitting attached to an outlet opening of the first chamber, the second fitting having a second thin filter insert that retains the solid phase material while allowing rapid flow of the fluid specimen at low pressure; and a second chamber fluidly connected to said first chamber, said second chamber comprising: a portion of said fluid specimen; a lysing medium comprising a particulate material; and an impeller, wherein said impeller is configured to impart rotational motion to said lysing medium to mechanically lyse said fluid specimen.