Patent ID: 7939036

Claim:
A cuvette holder for holding a plurality of reaction cuvettes, said cuvette holder comprising: a body extending along a circular segment and defining an array of chambers arranged along a circular segment, each of said chambers having an upper opening, a lower opening, and flexible tongues which extend from said upper opening towards the interior of said chamber, the flexibility of said flexible tongues allowing insertion of an entire reaction cuvette through said upper opening, the arrangement of said flexible tongues within said chamber preventing withdrawal of the cuvette through said upper opening, said lower opening of said chamber having a cross-section which is large enough for allowing passage of the body of said cuvette through said lower opening, but which prevents passage of an upper portion of said cuvette through said lower opening, each of said chambers is for receiving, retaining and holding the entire upper end portion of a reaction cuvette such that the entire upper end portion of the reaction cuvette is allowed to be displaced in X-, Y- and Z-directions within the chamber within limits determined by the size of the chamber.