Incubation Device Having Rotary Mechanism

Abstract

An incubation device includes an actuator, a platform, and an incubation lid. The actuator includes a motion disc and a shaft connected to the motion disc. The shaft extends away from the motion disc. The platform is connected to the shaft of the actuator in a manner allowing movement transmission. The platform has a through hole and a thermal conductive plate. One end of the through hole is sealed by the thermal conductive plate. The incubation lid is movably disposed over the platform. The platform is thermal insulating. The incubation lid has an opening allowing fluid communication.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An incubation device comprising:
 a platform having a through hole and a thermal conductive plate, one end of the through hole being sealed by the thermal conductive plate;   an actuator configured in a manner allowing movement transmission to the platform; and   an incubation lid movably disposed on the platform opposite to the thermal conductive plate.   
     
     
         2 . The incubation device of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises:
 a motion disc; and   a shaft connected to the motion disc and extending away from the motion disc, wherein the platform is connected to the shaft.   
     
     
         3 . The incubation device of  claim 1 , wherein the platform has a first thermal conductivity, the thermal conductive plate has a second thermal conductivity, and the second thermal conductivity is larger than the first thermal conductivity. 
     
     
         4 . The incubation device of  claim 3 , wherein the incubation lid comprises a thermal insulating shield, the thermal insulating shield resembles an inverted bowl, and the thermal insulating shield has a third thermal conductivity substantially the same as the first thermal conductivity. 
     
     
         5 . The incubation device of  claim 4 , wherein the incubation lid further comprises a lid temperature control unit mounted on an inner surface of the thermal insulating shield of the incubation lid and facing the platform. 
     
     
         6 . The incubation device of  claim 1 , wherein the incubation lid has an opening that allows fluid communication. 
     
     
         7 . The incubation device of  claim 1 , further comprising a temperature control unit disposed on the thermal conductive plate. 
     
     
         8 . The incubation device of  claim 1 , further comprising a rack disposed on the platform, wherein the incubation lid is movably engaged to the rack. 
     
     
         9 . The incubation device of  claim 1 , wherein the thermal conductive plate has a front side and a back side, and the front side of the thermal conductive plate faces toward the incubation lid, and the thermal conductive plate is larger than the through hole. 
     
     
         10 . The incubation device of  claim 9 , further comprising a flow cell disposed on the front side of the thermal conductive plate and enclosed by the platform. 
     
     
         11 . The incubation device of  claim 10 , wherein the flow cell defines a chamber and comprises a window covering a top portion of the chamber, and a port is formed on the window to allow fluid communication. 
     
     
         12 . The incubation device of  claim 11 , wherein the flow cell further comprises a substrate disposed in the chamber. 
     
     
         13 . The incubation device of  claim 12 , wherein the substrate comprises fluorescence material. 
     
     
         14 . The incubation device of  claim 11 , wherein the flow cell comprises a plurality of magnetic microparticles disposed in the chamber. 
     
     
         15 . The incubation device of  claim 10 , further comprising a magnet unit disposed on the back side of the thermal conductive plate. 
     
     
         16 . An incubation system comprising:
 a platform having a through hole and a thermal conductive plate, and one end of the through hole being sealed by the thermal conductive plate;   an actuator configured in a manner allowing movement transmission to the platform;   an incubation lid movably disposed on the platform opposite to the thermal conductive plate, the incubation lid having an opening; and   a dispenser suspending over the thermal conductive plate of the platform, wherein the dispenser is arranged in a manner allows fluid communication through the opening.   
     
     
         17 . The incubation system of  claim 16 , further comprising a flow cell disposed on the front side of the thermal conductive plate and enclosed by the platform. 
     
     
         18 . The incubation system of  claim 17 , wherein the flow cell defines a chamber and comprises a window covering a top portion of the chamber, and a port is formed on the window to allow fluid communication with the dispenser. 
     
     
         19 . The incubation system of  claim 18 , further comprising a detection unit and configured to receive a radiation from within the chamber.