| US 7,481,980 B2 | ||
| Device for staining and hybridization reactions | ||
| Heinrich Gausepohl, Köln (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Intavis Bioanalytical Instruments AG, Cologne (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 08, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/936,245. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0051253 A1, Mar. 09, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—104 | 22 Claims |
| 1. An assembly of construction elements for staining and hybridization reactions comprising two or more sets of construction
elements, wherein each set comprises
a slide (1),
a cover plate (3),
one or more spacer elements (4) adapted to keep the slide (1) and the cover plate (3) parallel to each other at a distance corresponding to a capillary gap (9),
a sealing element (5) for separating each pair of slide (1) and cover plate (3) from a neighbouring pair and forming a reservoir above the capillary gap in cooperation with the neighbouring sealing element
and
a compression device for compressing the sets together and holding the slides (1) with their cover plates (3) in an essentially vertical position.
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