Device for analyzing biological and medical specimens
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1. A device for analyzing biological or medical specimens, said device comprising:
- a body member having a preparation chamber, said preparation chamber defining a bottom surface;
a closure lid hingedly attached to said body member, said closure lid defining said preparation chamber formed in said body member, said closure lid and said body member defining a contact face at a region of contact therebetween when said closure lid is in a closed position;
at least a first and a second duct connected to said preparation chamber, whereby substance can be introduced into and removed from said preparation chamber when said closure lid is in said closed position, said first and second ducts each having one end opening into said preparation chamber, said one end having an inner orifice therein, said first and second ducts further having an opposite end, said opposite end having an outer orifice therein;
said closure lid further comprising a plurality of projecting spacers on the underside thereof for spacing said closure lid a predetermined distance from said bottom surface of said preparation chamber, said plurality of projecting spacers having at least one projecting spacer on which said closure lid, when in said closed position, is supported against said bottom surface of said preparation chamber; and
a peripheral seal disposed at said contact face between said closure lid and said body member.
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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 preparation chamber formed in a basic body, the preparation chamber being connected to at least one first duct, through which substance can be introduced into and removed from the preparation chamber when the closure element is closed.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for analyzing biological or medical specimens, said device comprising:
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a body member having a preparation chamber, said preparation chamber defining a bottom surface;
a closure lid hingedly attached to said body member, said closure lid defining said preparation chamber formed in said body member, said closure lid and said body member defining a contact face at a region of contact therebetween when said closure lid is in a closed position;
at least a first and a second duct connected to said preparation chamber, whereby substance can be introduced into and removed from said preparation chamber when said closure lid is in said closed position, said first and second ducts each having one end opening into said preparation chamber, said one end having an inner orifice therein, said first and second ducts further having an opposite end, said opposite end having an outer orifice therein;
said closure lid further comprising a plurality of projecting spacers on the underside thereof for spacing said closure lid a predetermined distance from said bottom surface of said preparation chamber, said plurality of projecting spacers having at least one projecting spacer on which said closure lid, when in said closed position, is supported against said bottom surface of said preparation chamber; and
a peripheral seal disposed at said contact face between said closure lid and said body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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