US 7,456,024 B2
	Method and device for preparing a sample of biological origin in order to determine at least one constituent contained therein
Michael Dahm, München (Germany); and Robert Phelps, Karlsfeld (Germany)
Assigned to Hexal Pharma GmbH, Vienna (Austria)
Appl. No. 10/487,791 PCT Filed Aug. 29, 2002, PCT No. PCT/AT02/00255 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 30, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO03/019131, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 06, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. A 1364/2001 (AT), filed on Aug. 29, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2005/0014273 A1, Jan. 20, 2005
Int. Cl. G01N 21/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 436—164

6 Claims

1. Method of preparing an original sample of biological origin with a view to detecting at least one of the components contained in it, whereby the original sample is enclosed in a first container and at least a part of this original sample is transferred from the first container into at least one reaction container via a piercing means, a reagent or reagent mixture being placed beforehand in at least one of the reaction containers in order to prepare the original sample and the component to be detected, wherein in order to transfer at least a part of the original sample, two respective containers are connected to one another in a closed, airtight system until the component(s) to be detected has (have) been rendered stable by reacting it (them) with a reagent or reagent mixture at room temperature and when the containers are subsequently separated, the piercing means remains on the first container.