Device for taking up and transferring biological samples
CA 2296025 A1 · Owner: Bloecker, Helmut · Inventors: Kauer, Gerhard; Neelen, Bernhard; Bloecker, Helmut
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The invention relates to a device (2) for the targeted uptake of biological samples (e.g. 46, 48) and the transfer thereof into predetermined compartments (50) of a microtitration plate (52) by means of a corresponding number of needle-shaped sample uptake elements (14) which can be moved in a controlled manner. The inventive device is characterized in that the sample uptake elements are part of a flexible band (4) which can be progressively advanced and extracted by means of a switching and guiding device (6) which can be hand held. Said elements are arranged in said band such that they are perpendicular to the direction of advancement and such that they are adjacent in a manner …
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- Filed June 15, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 15, 2019.
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