Apparatus for high temperature withdrawal or dispensing of fluids

An apparatus for automated withdrawal or delivery of a fluid from or to a container, the apparatus comprising:

• a probe comprising a surface defining a sample cavity having a volume from about 0.1 μl to about 1 ml and an inlet port for fluid communication between said sample cavity and the fluid in the container,
• a microprocessor for controlling three-dimensional motion of said probe between various spatial addresses,
• a pump for withdrawing said fluid from said container into said cavity of said probe, or expelling said fluid from said cavity of said injection probe into said container, and
• a temperature-control element in thermal communication with said probe for maintaining said fluid residing in said cavity of said probe at a predetermined temperature or within a predetermined range of temperatures, wherein said temperature control element is a fluid-type heat exchanger heating element in adjacent proximity to said sample cavity of said probe.

An apparatus for automated withdrawal of a fluid in a container, the apparatus comprising:

• a movable probe having
• a body defining a sample cavity, and
• an inlet port for fluid communication between said sample cavity and said fluid in
• said container,
• a microprocessor for controlling three-dimensional motion of said movable probe between various spatial addresses,
• a pump for withdrawing said fluid from said container into said cavity of said movable probe, and
• a temperature-control element encased within said body of said movable probe, and in adjacent proximity to said sample cavity of said movable probe for maintaining said fluid residing in said cavity of said movable probe at a predetermined temperature or within a predetermined range of temperatures.