Patent ID: 7259008

Claim:
A microsample treatment apparatus, which comprises: a) a plurality of wells; b) said plurality of wells brine connected to each other via a part having resistance to fluids, said part being selected from the group consisting of one or more thin pipes, narrow gaps, narrow cap having barriers, thin grooves, filters, resin-filled columns and other structures through which a fluid can be passed but which have resistance to fluids; and c) each of the wells being provided with at least one tube for injecting/sucking a sample, wherein 1) said apparatus has a space in common at the top ends of said tubes in which a liquid is held to maintain said liquid in said wells and said part having resistance to fluids under a definite pressure, 2) the level of said liquid can be controlled to adjust the position of said sample in said well(s) or transfer said sample into the other well(s) across the part having resistance, to fluids, and 3) the top end of at least one tube formed in a well is located higher than top ends of the tubes formed in one or more wells across the part having resistance to fluids.