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Multi-well container positioning devices, systems, computer program products, and methods

  • US 20060188409A1
  • Filed: 01/18/2006
  • Published: 08/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A multi-well container positioning device, comprising at least one support structure having at least one multi-well container station that comprises:

  • at least one vacuum plate that is structured to support at least one multi-well container, wherein at least one orifice is disposed through the vacuum plate, which orifice is configured to substantially align with a region of a bottom surface of the multi-well container that is disposed between at least two adjacent wells of the multi-well container when the multi-well container is positioned on the vacuum plate in a selected position; and

    , at least one chamber that communicates with the orifice such that when negative pressure is applied in the chamber and the multi-well container is positioned on the vacuum plate in the selected position, the applied negative pressure retains the multi-well container in the selected position on the vacuum plate.

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