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Title:
ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DIAGNOSIS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011078433
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an automated analyzer and a process for performing two or more diagnostic assays simultaneously.

In the processes for performing an amplification reaction based on nucleic acids, the processes include: (a) in the separating station arranged in the first position on the treatment deck, the process of separating the target nucleic acid from other materials existing in the fluid sample; (b) in the amplification station arranged in the second position on the treatment deck, the process of incubating the separated target nucleic acid with one or more amplification reagents in the reaction receptor for a time and under conditions sufficient to amplify the target sequence included in the target nucleic acid; and (c) the process of transferring the reaction receptor including the separated target nucleic acid to the amplification station before the process (b).


Inventors:
AMMANN KELLY G
BURNS RALPH E
HANSBERRY ERNEST V
HORNER GLENN A
JAKUB CHERYL A
KLING JOHN E
NIEGLOS DONALD J
SCHNEIDER ROBERT E
SMITH ROBERT J
Application Number:
JP2011006319A
Publication Date:
April 21, 2011
Filing Date:
January 14, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
GEN PROBE INC
International Classes:
B01L99/00; C12M1/40; B01F9/00; B01F15/00; B01L7/00; C12M1/00; C12M1/34; C12M1/36; C12P19/34; C12Q1/68; G01N35/00; G01N35/02; G01N35/04; G01N35/10
Domestic Patent References:
JPH01211500A1989-08-24
JPS5017876B11975-06-24
JPH0448267A1992-02-18
JPH07181188A1995-07-21
JPH0894623A1996-04-12
JPH07107999A1995-04-25
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita