Patent ID: 8839970

Claim:
An instrument for processing samples comprising: an autosampler comprising a needle, a sealing member and a holder having a plurality of ports; and a device for containing one or more compounds comprising a body having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface and said exterior surface defining a first section, a securing section, and a breakable seal section, said interior surface at said first section defining a chamber for containing a solution, said securing section for cooperation with a cap, said breakable seal section projecting from a planar end surface of said first section and having a preformed break line which upon application of force on the breakable seal section cleaves from said first section to form an opening into said chamber of said first section, said planar end surface extending from said opening to said securing section and comprising a lip surrounding said opening, wherein said first section is sized to be received by at least one of said plurality of ports, wherein said lip is sized to receive the sealing member and allow the needle to draw the solution contained in the chamber.