System and method including analytical units

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8996320-B2
Application number	US-201313747606-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2013
Priority date	Jul 23, 2010
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

Systems and methods for processing and analyzing samples are disclosed. The system may process samples, such as biological fluids, using assay cartridges which can be processed at different processing locations. In some cases, the system can be used for PCR processing. The different processing locations may include a preparation location where samples can be prepared and an analysis location where samples can be analyzed. To assist with the preparation of samples, the system may also include a number of processing stations which may include processing lanes. During the analysis of samples, in some cases, thermal cycler modules and an appropriate optical detection system can be used to detect the presence or absence of certain nucleic acid sequences in the samples. The system can be used to accurately and rapidly process samples.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sensor system comprising:
a processor;
a sensing circuit comprising a mandrel, wherein the sensing circuit is configured to generate a first signal and a second signal, each of the first signal and the second signal relating to at least one of resistance, capacitance, and inductance of the mandrel, and
wherein the processor is coupled to the mandrel,
wherein the processor is configured to compare the first signal to a first stored reference val…

Assignees

• Beckman Coulter Inc

Inventors

• Gwynn Robert B
• Wagner Reed B

Classifications

• B01L7/52

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01L2300/024

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• C12Q1/686

  Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic

• B01L2300/046

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• G01N35/1002

  Physics · mapped topic