Patent ID: 7001572

Claim:
A device for analyzing at least one analyte, comprising: a container; a biochip comprising: an active face including an active surface onto which are distributed and bound a plurality of ligands used for the analysis and a peripheral zone, at least one face opposite to the active face, and a transverse peripheral strip connecting the active and opposite faces and comprising several sides; and an attachment means placed on opposite lateral sides of the active face of the biochip and connecting the transverse peripheral strip of the biochip, excluding any other part, face or surface of the biochip, to the container, completely exposing the peripheral zone of the active face of the biochip, the attachment means including means that are flexible at a level of the transverse peripheral strip and exert a pressure on the transverse peripheral strip of the biochip to facilitate positioning and/or maintaining in position of the biochip, the container and the biochip delimiting a reaction compartment, the biochip being in contact with the container only via the attachment means.