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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2001
Bruno Colin, Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Philippe Cleuziat, Lyons, FR;
Patrick Broyer, Villeurbanne, FR;
Claude Mabilat, Saint Germain au Mont d'or, FR;
Sandra Incardona, Lyons, FR;
Biomerieux S.A., Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus including at least one sonotrode ( ) designed to generate ultrasound of variable power in at least one biological sample ( ) containing cells to be lysed, the sample ( ) being contained in at least one receptacle ( or ) such that the sonotrode ( ) is in direct contact with the receptacle(s) ( ). Also disclosed is a method for using ultrasound to lyse a biological sample ( ) contained in a receptacle ( ), which includes placing the receptacle ( ) in direct contact with the sonotrode ( ), and activating the sonotrode ( ) for long enough to lyse the cells in the sample ( ) but preserve the DNA and/or RNA molecules released for subsequent operations, e.g. amplification. The invention is particularly applicable in the discipline of molecular biology.