Sample tube having particular utility for nucleic acid amplification
US8889086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/168
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved tube including a closure portion, a strap integrally connected to the closure portion and being configured for defining a living hinge, a body portion having a longitudinal axis and an outer wall generally circumscribing the longitudinal axis, and being integrally and hingedly connected with the closure portion by way of the strap. The body portion including a sample portion being generally elongated along the longitudinal axis and being configured for elastic deformation along a portion of its length, including in a direction that is generally transverse to the longitudinal axis so that at least a portion of the wall structure compressively and resiliently deforms and engages a wall defining an opening in a sample block of a polymerase chain reaction amplification device, and the first outer wall dimension of the sample portion reduces to a smaller second outer wall dimension.
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