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US 12,390,812 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics
AssigneeNuclein, LLC
InventorsRichard Crockett, Alan Blake, Michael Karberg, John Lupher, Chris Clever Nee, Matthew Flint Kepler
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for molecular diagnostics. Certain embodiments include a piston cycled from a first position proximal to a first end of a housing, to a second position proximal to a second end of the housing, and back to the first position proximal to the first end of the housing. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and systems for molecular diagnostics that do not comprise a piston.
Claims15
An apparatus for performing molecular diagnostics, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end and a second end;
- a piston disposed within the housing;
- a first heat source proximal to the first end of the housing;
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- an actuator configured to move the piston in a cycle from a first position proximal to the first end of the housing, to a second position proximal to the second end of the housing, and back to the first position proximal to the first end of the housing, wherein:
- the piston is configured to direct a fluid to the second end of the housing when the piston is in the first position;
- the piston is configured to direct the fluid to the first end of the housing when the piston is in the second position;
- and the fluid moves in an opposite direction to the piston during the cycle from the first position proximal to the first end of the housing, to the second position proximal to the second end of the housing, and back to the first position proximal to the first end of the housing.
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