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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Luttermann, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, DE;
Edgar Diessel, Köln, DE;
Markus Weidauer, Leverkusen, DE;
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 ; B01L 3/00 ; G01N 1/14 ; G01N 1/00 ; C12M 1/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 ; B01L 3/00 ; G01N 1/14 ; G01N 1/00 ; C12M 1/26 ;
Abstract
The device serves for the transfer of microobjects, in particular of biological objects, from a current substrate ( ) to a target substrate. In this case, use is made of a displaceable pipette system which is connected to a pressure generating device for aspirating in and flushing out the biological objects. The pipette system is disposed in a micromanipulator ( ) and consists mainly of a substantially vertically disposed microcapillary ( ) having a clear width of 1 &mgr;m to 50 &mgr;m.