Patent ID: 8501000

Claim:
A container for separating a component of interest bound to magnetic particles from a solution, said container comprising: (a) one or more flat chambers wherein each flat chamber comprises an interior volume, an angular bottom ascending to an outer part of the flat chamber, a means for trapping fluids wherein the means for trapping fluid is positioned inside the outer part of the flat chamber, (b) a magnet positioned at an outer side of an inner wall of the flat chamber for capturing the magnetic particles and the component of interest bound to said magnetic particles, said magnet comprising a magnetic force in a first direction toward the outer side of the inner wall, (c) a rotation axis around which said container is configured to rotate, the rotation axis located outside the inner part of the flat chamber and adjacent to the magnet, said rotation axis comprising a centrifugal force in a second direction and toward the outer part of the flat chamber while rotating.