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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
Hervé Rostaing, Le Versoud, FR;
Laurent Drazek, Grenoble, FR;
Hervé Rostaing, Le Versoud, FR;
Laurent Drazek, Grenoble, FR;
bioMerieux, S.A., Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for preparation and/or treatment of a biological sample comprising a set of storage chambers and/or reaction chambers intended for receiving a fluid, the chambers being separated by walls so as to constitute a set of adjacent chambers. It also relates to an analysis apparatus capable of using such a device and also a method of using this device. The device comprises a base and a drawer comprising the set of adjacent chambers, the drawer being movable relative to the base, the drawer comprising a contact surface on which emerge first means for placing in fluidic communication linked to the volume of at least one chamber, the contact surface of the drawer being intended to be positioned facing a contact surface of the base comprising at least one position at which there are arranged second fluidic communication means linked to detection means. The invention has a preferred application in the field of medical diagnosis.