Dispensation tip, reaction kit using the same, and dispensation tip drive mechanism
A surrounding environment and a solution to be dispensed are prevented from being polluted by aerosol inside a dispensation tip. A dispensation tip 20 is provided with a dispensation nozzle 19 attached to its distal end, a syringe having a hollow inner portion, that is connected to a proximal end of the dispensation nozzle 19 , and a plunger 22 that is allowed to slide in the cylinder 21 of the syringe so that suction and discharge processes are carried out on the liquid by the dispensation nozzle 19 . A separation member having airtightness for separating an inside of the nozzle 19 from the outside and flexibility for allowing the plunger 22 to freely slide is placed between the proximal end of the plunger 22 and the proximal end of the cylinder 21.
1. A reaction kit comprising:
a reaction plate having a reaction container placed on a surface side thereof for causing a sample to react;
a dispensation tip being placed above a surface side of the reaction plate, the dispensation tip comprising:
a dispensation nozzle attached to a distal end thereof,
a syringe being connected to a proximal end portion of the dispensation nozzle and having a hollow inner portion,
a plunger sliding in a cylinder of the dispensation nozzle for sucking and discharging liquid through the dispensation nozzle, and
a separation member being arranged inside of the cylinder and being placed between a proximal end portion of the plunger and a proximal end portion of the cylinder, the separation member comprising a member selected from the group consisting of a diaphragm and a film, and having airtightness so as to separate an inside of the nozzle from outside and flexibility so as to allow the plunger to slide therein; and
a cover for coveting a plate upper-space on the surface side of the reaction plate, the cover being provided integrally with the reaction plate so that the plate upper-space is cut off from the outside and including a bellows film formed from a flexible diaphragm or a flexible film, and the cover movably supporting the dispensation tip, with a distal end thereof being located inside the plate upper-space and a proximal end being located outside the plate upper-space by holding the dispensation tip undetachably by the bellows film.
2. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensation tip has an air hole communicating with a loop-shaped space formed by the cylinder, the plunger and the separation member, the air hole being provided separately from the dispensation nozzle and placed on an inside of the plate upper-space covered with the cover.
3. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , further comprising a sample introducing section being used for injecting a sample into the plate upper-space from outside through an opening formed on one portion of the cover so as to be opened and closed.
4. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction plate further comprises a reagent container that houses a reagent to be used for a reaction of a sample, and is sealed with a film and placed on a surface side thereof.
5. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the dispensation tip has a filter placed inside the distal end thereof.
6. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction plate comprises a gene amplification section on a front surface side thereof being used for carrying out a gene amplification reaction.
7. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction container is made of a light transmitting material so that optical measurements are carried out from a bottom portion thereof.
8. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the reaction plate further comprises an analyzing section placed on the surface side thereof for analyzing a reaction product in the reaction container.
9. The reaction kit according to claim 8 , wherein the analyzing section is an electrophoresis section for carrying out an electrophoretic separation on a reaction product.
10. The reaction kit according to claim 8 , wherein the analyzing section is prepared as an area in which, when a gene is contained in a reaction product, probes to be reacted with the gene are arranged.
11. The reaction kit according to claim 1 , wherein the cover movably supports the dispensation tip by using a material having airtightness and flexibility.
12. The reaction kit according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cover comprises a cover main body integrally formed with the reaction plate and a cover plate placed on an upper portion of the reaction plate on the surface side, the cover plate being supported hermetically by a sealant so as to slide within a horizontal plane relative to the cover main body, and
wherein the dispensation tip is supported hermetically by another sealant so as to slide in a vertical direction.