Patent ID: 6843474

Claim:
An apparatus for separation and application of thin objects of a non-porous material or of a material of low porosity on a surface for biological and/or chemical reactions comprising one or more holders ( 17 ) for packages ( 24 ) of thin objects ( 22 ), which holders are applied on a rotateable disc ( 16 ), an application means ( 12 ) with a pick up and lay down head ( 14 ) being designed so that it can be lowered down into a recess ( 26 ) in a package ( 24 ) and being flexibly suspended in the application means ( 12 ), the pick up and lay down head ( 14 ) can be lifted up and lowered down, and through the pick up and lay down head ( 14 ) a vacuum can be applied or released for the picking up of the uppermost object ( 22 ) in the package ( 24 ) for its separation and application on the surface, respectively, and a rotateable holder ( 19 ) for the surface on which the object is to be applied.