Patent ID: 7476543

Claim:
A device for wetting objects on a specimen slide with a liquid containing one of an analytical reagent and a substance to be isolated, the device comprising: a platform that is disposed a distance from said specimen slide; and an adjustment system that adjusts said distance between said specimen slide and said platform by angularly adjusting said specimen slide relative to said platform between a first position and a second position such that movement from the first position to the second position distributes the liquid over a predetermined area between said platform and said specimen slide; and a support system that selectively supports said specimen slide on a first side and that supports said specimen slide on a second side to enable adjustment of said first side of said specimen slide relative to said platform; wherein said support system includes a plurality of support features to support said specimen slide during adjustment of said specimen slide relative to said platform; and wherein said plurality of support features includes first and second support features that are disposed from one another at a distance that is smaller than a length of a side of said specimen slide.