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6699437 Bioassay cassette with memory and method of use  
In a preferred embodiment, a microplate cassette, including: a generally hollow housing to contain therein a plurality of microplates; and a memory device associated with the cassette and adapted...
6696022 Methods and apparatuses for stretching polymers  
The present invention provides structures and methods that allow polymers of any length, including nucleic acids containing entire genomes, to be stretched into a long, linear conformation for...
6696021 Device for analyzing biological and medical specimens  
The invention relates to a device for analyzing biological or medical specimens, such as nucleic acids, tissue and the like, in which a closure element is provided for the leaktight closure of a...
6696302 Contamination-free transfer of biological specimens  
The invention relates to devices and methods for the contamination-free transfer of biological specimens, for example from supply containers, into the microtiter plates or comparable processing...
6689318 Apparatus for analysis of physiological fluids  
The apparatus for analysis of physiological fluids of the invention contains equipment for automatic introduction of reference fluids to a sample aggregate inlet of the apparatus. The apparatus...
6688476 Filter assembly having a flexible housing and method of making same  
A fluid filter assembly for filtering fluids such as blood is described. The assembly includes first and second filter housing elements formed by an injection molding process. Each element is...
6689073 Methods and devices for collecting, handling and processing mammary fluid samples for evaluating breast diseases, including cancer  
Biological samples of mammary fluid or components thereof are obtained using a breast pump device coupled with a solid phase sample collection medium, alternatively facilitated by administering...
6686204 Collection device  
The present invention is a container assembly that includes a coating composition on an interior surface of the container assembly and more particularly a coating composition for rapid clotting of...
6682939 Chemical sampler system and container  
A method and apparatus for sampling chemicals prevents exposure of laboratory personnel to the chemicals being tested and to volatile solvents or chemicals that may be mixed with the tested...
6682702 Apparatus and method for simultaneously conducting multiple chemical reactions  
A method and apparatus for simultaneously conducting multiple chemical reactions combine a test sample with a chemical reactant in a plurality of closed reaction chambers to produce reaction...
6682703 Parallel reaction devices  
The present invention relates to parallel reaction devices that include reaction blocks having arrays of reaction wells. Devices of the invention also typically include lids having arrays of...
6675974 Device for handling specimens  
An apparatus for use with an array of liquid specimen containers having open upper ends includes a panel structure having an array of openings corresponding to the array of liquid specimen...
6676905 Multi-well plate with perimeteral heat reservoir  
A multi-well plate is disclosed for holding chemical compounds for heating in a microwave oven. The plate is a substantially planar member having wells arranged in an array of rows and columns in...
6677162 Process of parallel sample preparation  
A process of forming an array of powder samples arranged in predefined locations where all samples have a flat surface in a common plane has been developed. A main support having at least N...
6673621 Sample collection devices and methods using markers and the use of such markers as controls in sample validation, laboratory evaluation and/or accreditation  
The invention is directed to a device suitable for marking a collected sample, comprising collecting means for collecting the sample and at least one detectable marker which is associated with at...
6673317 Automatic testing apparatus  
In order to provide an automatic testing apparatus with improved reliability of test results, capable of conducting automatically such operations as sterile testing, microorganism limit testing,...
6673316 Synthesis experiment automating system, liquid separating treating apparatus and reaction vessel  
A synthesis experiment automation system is provided with a robot, which transports synthesis reaction containers from a reaction container rack to a dispensing/separation position of a dispensing...
6673319 Vessel centering system and method  
A vessel centering system comprises a vessel, an annular spacer member, a fastening element, and a first magnetic element. The vessel includes an outer surface and a vessel groove formed on a...
6674525 Split focusing cytometer  
A microcytometer which combines lysing and cytometry into a unified system that achieves blood lysis and white blood cell count in a single device. The device focuses the white cells into a thin...
6673593 Integrated device for microfluid thermoregulation, and manufacturing process thereof  
The integrated device for microfluid thermoregulation comprises a semiconductor material body having a surface; a plurality of buried channels extending in the semiconductor material body at a...
6673315 Method and apparatus for accessing a site on a biological substrate  
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for facilitating the creation and study of biological substrates. In particular, the present invention allows the location of materials...
6673627 Whole blood collection device  
A system for collecting a whole blood sample includes a fill port ( 32 ), a metering chamber ( 72 ), a gasket or seal ( 16 ) and a reservoir ( 74 ). The gasket or seal ( 16 ) is positioned to a...
6669907 Devices comprising multiple capillarity inducing surfaces  
Assay device structures for a device where fluid flows from a one region to another. The device structures comprising one or more capillarity-inducing structures; where the capillarity-inducing...
6669911 Frame for multiwell tray  
Rigid frame ( 10 ) for holding thin, flexible tray top ( 82 ) of injection-molded multiwell tray ( 81 ) planar. Multiwell tray ( 81 ), such as a titre or PCR plate, includes apertures ( 86 ) spaced...
6669831 Microfluidic devices and methods to regulate hydrodynamic and electrical resistance utilizing bulk viscosity enhancers  
Methods and devices for inducing high bulk hydrodynamic resistance and/or for inducing low electrical resistance in microscale systems including bulk viscosity enhancers, surfactants, and...
6669908 Urine test device  
A device for collecting, testing and transporting a liquid specimen of urine or the like incorporates a cup or container and a cooperating lid which becomes sealed about its upper rim when the lid...
6667010 Multi-functional holder article and method of using same  
An apparatus and method for collecting a biological fluid specimen. The apparatus includes a holder article for a specimen container, wherein the holder article contains a ring which is removably...
6667009 Apparatus for sampling and analysis of reactions by trapping reaction components on a sorbent  
Methods and devices for rapidly analyzing groups of reactions are disclosed. The method includes the steps of contacting a fluid sample from one of the reaction mixtures with a sorbent, trapping at...
6663837 Housing box for electronic chip with biological probes  
The invention concerns a housing box for an electronic chip with biological probes, comprising a flat support device formed by assembling a first lower support and a second upper support, whereof...
6663831 “One-device” system for testing constituents in fluids  
A “one-device” system and method for collecting, extracting testing, and confirming various constituents in fluids is described. Particularly, it relates to the detection of various drugs of...
6663836 Apparatus and method for alphanumerically identifying and arranging test tubes  
A method of uniquely identifying a plurality of discrete test tubes. The method includes providing a rack having an array of wells located at the intersections of mutually perpendicular columns and...
6660232 Multi-well assay plate and plate holder and method of assembling the same  
A multi-well plate and plate holder assembly comprising a multi-well assay plate clamped between an upper plate holder and a lower plate holder to facilitate handling of the plate, and to prevent...
6656433 Vial access device for use with various size drug vials  
An adapter for mounting on drug vial of various sizes to provide needleless access to the interior of each vial regardless of its size. The adapter includes sharpened cannula surrounded by...
6652809 Apparatus for performing photometric assays  
There is provided according to the invention an apparatus for the performance of photometric assays comprising: 1. A housing; 2. A plurality of translucent capillaries each being sealed at one end;...
6652812 Specimen tube  
The invention relates to a sampling tube to which is fastened a memory device which is used to record data used to identify said sampling tube and/or its contents and the memory device being...
6648853 Septum  
A septum penetrable by a member and which maintains a seal following member penetration in an axial direction and withdrawal. The septum includes a first layer of resilient material having first...
RE38312 Microplate assembly and closure  
A microplate assembly with closure comprises a microplate base 101 having a geometric array of wells 103 . Vials 113 of borosilicate glass inserted into the wells comprise flanges on the top...
6645758 Containment cuvette for PCR and method of use  
A cuvette and a method of use prevent nucleic acid amplified by PCR technology from being released to the atmosphere, while still proceeding to a detection step to determine whether or not the...
6645434 Sample observation plate and observation apparatus  
A sample observation plate is provided which is smooth in a surface in molecular levels and cheap in price, thereby making feasible topological and optical observation in molecular levels. In a...
6645431 Apparatus for automated magnetic separation of materials in laboratory trays  
In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus for automated magnetic separation of materials in laboratory trays, including: a frame upon an upper surface of which a multiwell laboratory tray may be...
6641782 Apparatus for performing diagnostic testing  
The present invention relates generally to diagnostic assay systems and methods thereof that are capable of conducting and recording assays in a simple and reliable manner.
6643010 Multiple microchannels chip for biomolecule imaging  
A panel chip for supporting biological samples for observation with an imaging microscope. The glass panel defines a top flat surface, a bottom bearing surface, and at least a few channels...
6638769 Analysis method and cuvette therefor  
A method for hemoglobin determination is described which includes the steps of introducing a sample of undiluted whole blood by capillary action into a disposable microcuvette having at least one...
6635492 Heating specimen carriers  
A method and apparatus for heating specimens in wells of a metallic specimen carrier. The specimen carrier is heated by applying resistive heating directly to the carrier. An AC source and...
6635225 Automatic stainer for staining objects for microscopic examination  
An automatic stainer for staining objects, arranged on slides for microscopic examination is described. The automatic stainer has multiple reagent containers arranged one behind another for...
6632681 Reagent delivery device and method of use  
A device and method for filtering a biologically derived sample and for mixing the sample with a reagent, comprising a fluid container defining a reservoir compartment and including a container...
6632403 Forsenic evidence container  
A forensic evidence container includes a first flexible panel, the first flexible panel including a material having a moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 10 gm/24 hours-100 square inches;...
6632400 Integrated microfluidic and electronic components  
A microfluidic component having a microfluidic channel is bonded to an electronics component having a circuit for processing signals related to the microfluidic component. In an embodiment, the...
6629612 Biological filtration station  
A filtration station for capturing small to medium sized tissue fragments in fluid for histological processing. The filtration station allows tissue to be filtered onto foam in a cassette or into a...
6626051 Lid for sample holder  
A lid for a sample holder that includes a load port, a first flow channel, and a second flow channel. The first flow channel includes a first end connected to the load port and a second end that...