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Automated micro-volume assay system
US8940232B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8940232-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313778757-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | Apr 9, 2005 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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An automated assay system is described with stations for placement of materials to be used in an assay of materials inside capillaries and an automated gripper for manipulating capillaries. The system includes a separation and immobilization station where reactions inside the capillaries take place and a detector station where photoemissions from the capillary reactions are detected. The photoemissions from the capillaries may be displayed as line graphs or in columns of a pseudo-gel image resembling the familiar Western gel blot. An automated control system has a user interface by which an operator can select a run protocol and define the locations of samples and reagents to be used in the protocol run: Following the setup the control system will cause the automated system to execute the protocol, then display the results in a selected display format.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: an automated assay system including a baseplate; an actuator coupled to the baseplate of the automated assay system and movable with respect to the baseplate in at least one direction; a capillary gripper rotatably coupled to the actuator such that the capillary gripper rotates with respect to the actuator from a first position to a second position, the capillary gripper having a plurality of fingers configured to accept and ret…
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- What does patent US8940232B2 cover?
- An automated assay system is described with stations for placement of materials to be used in an assay of materials inside capillaries and an automated gripper for manipulating capillaries. The system includes a separation and immobilization station where reactions inside the capillaries take place and a detector station where photoemissions from the capillary reactions are detected. The photoe…
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- ProteinSimple
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- Primary CPC classification G01N35/04. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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