US 11,986,831 B2
Sample processing assembly
Campbell Richards, Mount Waverly (AU); Matthew Struan King, Glen Iris (AU); and Cyril Lim, Malvern East (AU)
Assigned to LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD, Mount Waverley (AU)
Appl. No. 16/620,303
Filed by LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD, Mount Waverley (AU)
PCT Filed Aug. 17, 2018, PCT No. PCT/AU2018/050875
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 6, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/033172, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2017903307 (AU), filed on Aug. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0188924 A1, Jun. 18, 2020
Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G01N 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 9/52 (2013.01) [G01N 1/312 (2013.01); G01N 1/44 (2013.01); B01L 2300/043 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0877 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1805 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sample processing assembly for treatment of a sample on a substrate, the sample processing assembly comprising:
a substrate,
a mounting surface on which the substrate rests, the mounting surface extending between first and second ends which are opposed to each other in a lengthwise direction of the mounting surface, the mounting surface comprising a base portion and a support portion, the support portion being raised relative to and projected from the base portion of the mounting surface; and
a cover member that covers an entirety of the mounting surface, the cover member being movable between an open position and a substantially closed position, wherein, when the substrate is placed in the assembly and the cover member is in the substantially closed position, a reaction chamber is formed for processing the sample between the cover member and the substrate,
wherein the mounting surface further comprises at least one guide disposed at the second end, the at least one guide is configured to limit movement of the substrate in at least a first direction during placement of the substrate in the assembly,
wherein the raised support portion of the mounting surface comprises a step having a height that provides for an air gap to be formed between a portion of the substrate and the mounting surface when the substrate is placed on the mounting surface at least partially over the raised support portion.