ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING LABORATORY PROTOCOLS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Title:

ANALYTICAL SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING LABORATORY PROTOCOLS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/139888

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Systems, devices, and methods for automating laboratory protocols utilizing cooperative efforts between differing components including fluidics, agitation and thermal control for processing a wide variety of disparate laboratory protocols are provided. In one aspect, a sample processing module is provided, including a housing configured to accommodate a pre-identified sample process, a temperature input capable of interfacing with a temperature controller, a fluid input capable of interfacing with an input fluid controller, a fluid output capable of interfacing with an output fluid controller, and a standardized agitation connector capable of interfacing with an agitator. A control system interfaces with the temperature input, fluid input, fluid output, and agitation connector to enable the system to perform laboratory protocols that require complex, sequential fluidic steps in association with the temperature and agitation control.

Inventors:

ADEY NILS B (US)
ROB PARRY (US)
KELLAND JAMES (US)
SULLIVAN KEVIN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2011/034527

Publication Date:

March 15, 2012

Filing Date:

April 29, 2011

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

STATSPIN INC (US)
ADEY NILS B (US)
ROB PARRY (US)
KELLAND JAMES (US)
SULLIVAN KEVIN (US)

International Classes:

G01N35/00; G01N1/38; G01N35/10

Domestic Patent References:

WO1995005590A1

1995-02-23

Foreign References:

US6881579B2	2005-04-19
US20060141635A1	2006-06-29
US20060088451A1	2006-04-27

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