Self aliquoting sample storage plate
First Claim
1. A method of dispensing a sample into a storage unit having a plurality of receptacles, said method comprising the steps of:
- adding a sample to a dispensing unit, said dispensing unit including;
a lower plate (26) having a plurality of access ports therethrough, wherein at least one of said access ports is in fluid communication with a tubular microtube (32) extending from, and having a longitudinal axis disposed transversely to, said lower plate; and
an upper plate (28) releasably attached to said lower plate, said upper plate including a sample port extending therethrough for supplying a sample to said dispensing unit, wherein said sample port is located spaced from, so as to not overlie, at least a portion of said access ports;
wherein a liquid flow path is defined between, and generally parallel to, said upper and lower plates to permit communication between said sample port and said access ports; and
creating a temperature generated vacuum in said receptacles of said storage unit to dispense an aliquot of said sample into each of said receptacles.
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Abstract
A self-aliquoting dispensing unit for use with a multi-receptacle storage unit is provided including a lower plate having a plurality of access ports therethrough, wherein at least one of the access ports is in fluid communication with a microtube, an upper plate releasably attached to the lower plate, the upper plate including a sample port for supplying a sample to the dispensing unit, and a sealing member for forming a reversible fluid tight connection between the storage unit and the upper plate. An assembly for dispensing a sample into a multi-receptacle storage unit and a method for dispensing a sample into a multi-receptacle storage unit are also provided.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of dispensing a sample into a storage unit having a plurality of receptacles, said method comprising the steps of:
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adding a sample to a dispensing unit, said dispensing unit including; a lower plate (26) having a plurality of access ports therethrough, wherein at least one of said access ports is in fluid communication with a tubular microtube (32) extending from, and having a longitudinal axis disposed transversely to, said lower plate; and an upper plate (28) releasably attached to said lower plate, said upper plate including a sample port extending therethrough for supplying a sample to said dispensing unit, wherein said sample port is located spaced from, so as to not overlie, at least a portion of said access ports; wherein a liquid flow path is defined between, and generally parallel to, said upper and lower plates to permit communication between said sample port and said access ports; and creating a temperature generated vacuum in said receptacles of said storage unit to dispense an aliquot of said sample into each of said receptacles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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