Incubator Tray and a Method of Incubating

Abstract

An incubator tray includes a body that defines: (i) a first surface and a second surface that defines a sealed void therebetween; (ii) an inlet that, in use, permits inflow of fluid into the void defined between the first and second surfaces of the body; (iii) an outlet that, in use, permits outflow of fluid from the void defined between the first and second surfaces of the body; (iv) a plurality of bores that extend between the first and second surfaces, through the void defined between the first and second surfaces, wherein: each bore is open at both axial ends, and a first axial end of the bore proximal the first surface is larger in cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of a second axial end of the bore proximal the second surface; and (v) a temperature sensor associated with each bore. In use, an object to be incubated that is: undersized relative to the cross-sectional area of the first axial end of a bore; and oversized relative to the cross-sectional area of the second axial end of the bore, may be supported on the body, within a bore, with the open axial ends of the bore permitting ventilation through the bore, past the object.

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