Patent ID: 7781205

Claim:
A cartridge retaining mechanism equipped in a nucleic acid extracting apparatus for extracting a nucleic acid, the cartridge retaining mechanism comprising: a cartridge having a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and the bottom is shaped in a funnel shape; a nucleic acid-adsorbing solid carrier that traps a nucleic acid, and the nucleic acid-adsorbing solid carrier is disposed at the bottom of the cartridge; and a cartridge retaining member that retains the cartridge, wherein the cartridge retaining member comprises: a supporting part that supports the cartridge; and a pressure-proof retaining part that is attached to an open end of the cartridge, and wherein the pressure-proof retaining part has a nozzle receiving opening, onto which a pressure nozzle of the nucleic acid extracting apparatus is pressed, and wherein the cartridge is retained between the supporting part and the pressure-proof retaining part upon pressing the pressure nozzle onto the nozzle receiving opening.