Roughly cylindrical sample containers having multiple reservoirs therein and being adapted for acoustic ejections
AssigneeLabcyte Inc.
InventorRichard N. Ellson
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Abstract
Provided herein is generally tubular container, preferably including a plurality of reservoirs defined therein. The container can be adapted for acoustic ejection of a fluid disposed within at least one of the reservoirs of the plurality of reservoirs. Alternatively, the container can be adapted for extraction of a fluid disposed within at least one of the reservoirs of the plurality of reservoirs using a non-acoustic liquid handling method.
Claims20
A method comprising extracting a fluid from a generally tubular container including a plurality of reservoirs defined therein, wherein the fluid is disposed within at least one of the reservoirs of the plurality of reservoirs.
A method comprising extracting a fluid from a generally tubular container including a plurality of reservoirs defined therein, a cross-section of the generally tubular container being generally circular.
A method comprising retrieving, as a group, a stacked plurality of generally tubular containers, at least one of the generally tubular containers including a plurality of reservoirs defined therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.