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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Jeremy S. Caldwell, La Jolla, CA (US);
Dale R. Caldwell, Skokie, IL (US);
Leon C. Clouser, Jr., Lombard, IL (US);
Jeremy S. Caldwell, La Jolla, CA (US);
Dale R. Caldwell, Skokie, IL (US);
Leon C. Clouser, Jr., Lombard, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A gel extraction device () comprises a hollow cutting member () having cutting edge () at one end and a squeeze bulb () at the other end. In a further embodiment, the air passage between the cutting edge and the bulb has a constriction zone () to prevent any extracted gel from being drawn too deeply into the extractor, in another embodiment, a blow-hole in the hollow cutting member or in the squeeze bulb provides for the passage of air displaced by gel through the extractor. The blow-hole may be covered to secure the gel in the receptacle for transfer from the matrix to a sample container.