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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Joel Colburn, Foster City, CA (US);
Mousumi Rath, San Ramon, CA (US);
Sarah Ghanbari, Placentia, CA (US);
Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A carrier for holding a biological sample includes a substrate. The substrate is configured to engage a first sample chamber comprising a first opening characterized by a first opening diameter or a second sample chamber comprising a second opening characterized by a second opening diameter that is greater than the first opening diameter. The substrate includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion. The lower portion is disposed below the upper portion and comprises a bottom surface configured to receive a biological sample. The intermediate portion is characterized by a first substrate diameter and the lower portion is characterized by a second substrate diameter that is less than the first substrate diameter.