Patent ID: 7854903

Claim:
A reaction chamber system ( 10 ) for processing samples comprising; a reaction chamber ( 12 ); a plurality of sample containers ( 28 ) each sample container having an opening for receiving a sample therethrough; a sample carrier ( 26 ) located inside the reaction chamber ( 12 ), the sample carrier having a plurality of recesses for receiving one or more sample containers therein; the sample carrier being movable relative to the reaction chamber ( 12 ) by a drive ( 30 ) coupled to the sample carrier ( 26 ); heating means ( 50 ) for heating the one or more sample containers located in the sample carrier and the samples contained therein, the heating means ( 50 ) being arranged in the sample carrier adjacent the recesses and being movable with the sample carrier ( 26 ), the heating means ( 50 ) being at least one electrical heating wire integrated into the sample carrier ( 26 ) and being arranged adjacent to each recess ( 48 ), the at least one heating wire being connected to a power supply such that energizing the at least one heating wire heats each sample container disposed within a respective recess and the sample contained therein.