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High density plate filler

  • US 20050220675A1
  • Filed: 03/22/2005
  • Published: 10/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A filling apparatus for filling a microplate, said microplate having a plurality of wells, each of said plurality of wells being sized to receive an assay therein, said filling apparatus comprising:

  • an output layer having a plurality of capillaries, each of said plurality of capillaries having an inlet and an outlet; and

    a funnel assembly having a funnel member sized to receive the assay, said funnel member having an outlet for delivering a fluid bead of the assay along a top surface of said output layer and in fluid communication with each of said plurality of capillaries such that a portion of said fluid bead is drawn within at least some of the plurality of capillaries in response to capillary force, said funnel assembly and said output layer being moveable relative to each other between a first position and a second position to draw said fluid bead across said top surface.

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