SAMPLE HOLDER RECEIVING MEMBER, AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAMPLE HOLDER AND RECEIVING MEMBER THEREOF

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sample holder receiving member for maintaining a sample holder to hold a biological sample in place in a container.SOLUTION: A sample holder receiving member comprises: a generally planar frame. The planar frame comprises: a plurality of confining surfaces capable of confining a tapered end of a sample holder 11 and a non-tapered end of the sample holder; and at least one cantilevered finger extending from the frame. The cantilevered finger is deflectable from a less stressed state to a more stressed state when engaged within the plurality of confining surfaces, thereby maintaining the sample holder within the frame.