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Apparatus for heating a fluid-carrying compartment of reaction cuvette

  • US 5,567,617 A
  • Filed: 01/05/1995
  • Issued: 10/22/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An assembly for heating a fluid-carrying portion of a reaction cuvette comprising:

  • a first heating element comprising a source of heat and a heat-delivering surface;

    a support for supporting a reaction cuvette having at least one compliant fluid-carrying compartment;

    and means for moving said heat-delivering surface into and out of intimate contact with a portion of said supported cuvette,wherein said heat-delivering surface further comprisesa) means defining a fixed passage within said heat-delivering surface permanently sized to receive said at least one compliant fluid-carrying compartment for allowing flow therethrough while said first heating element is engaged with said cuvette, andb) means for viewing said fluid-carrying compartment while said first heating element is engaged with said cuvette, said passage extending to said viewing means from opposite sides of said heat-delivering surface.

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