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US 12,523,632 B2Granted
Electrophoresis apparatus and method
AssigneeShimadzu Corporation
InventorsAkira Harada, Akihiro Arai, Hidesato Kumagai
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Abstract
An electrophoresis apparatus includes a dilution unit, an electrophoresis unit, and a control device. The dilution unit dilutes a sample with dilution water. The electrophoresis unit analyzes the sample diluted by the dilution unit by electrophoresing the sample. The control device controls the dilution unit and the electrophoresis unit.
Claims13
An electrophoresis apparatus comprising:
- a dilution unit configured to dilute a sample with dilution water;
- an electrophoresis unit configured to analyze the sample diluted by the dilution unit by electrophoresis the sample;
- and
- a control device that configured to control the dilution unit and the electrophoresis unit;
- wherein
- the dilution unit includes:
- a storage container configured to store the dilution water;
- a first container configured to store a pre-dilution sample;
- a dispensing probe;
- and
- a second container, wherein the dispensing probe is configured to suck the pre-dilution sample from the first container and discharge the pre-dilution sample into the second container, and further configured to suck the dilution water from the storage container and discharges the dilution water into the second container;
- wherein the electrophoresis apparatus comprises a plate, said plate comprising the first and second containers of the dilution unit;
- and wherein the electrophoresis apparatus further comprises a display device configured to display both an image corresponding to the first container and an image corresponding to the second container in different manners.
10 more elements
A method using an electrophoresis apparatus, comprising:
- diluting a pre-dilution sample with dilution water by a dilution unit;
- and
- analyzing pre-dilution the sample diluted by electrophoresis the sample;
- wherein the dilution unit includes:
- a storage container that configured to store the dilution water;
- a first container that stores a pre-dilution sample;
- a dispensing probe;
- and
- a second container, wherein the dispensing probe is configured to suck the pre-dilution sample from the first container and discharge the pre-dilution sample into the second container, and further configured to suck the dilution water from the storage container and discharges the dilution water into the second container;
- wherein the electrophoresis apparatus comprises a plate, said plate comprising the first and second containers of the dilution unit;
- and wherein the method further comprises displaying an image corresponding to the first container and an image corresponding to the second container in different manners on a display device.
8 more elements
An electrophoresis apparatus comprising:
- a dilution unit configured to dilute a sample with dilution water;
- an electrophoresis unit configured to analyze the sample diluted by the dilution unit by electrophoresis the sample;
- and
- a control device configured to control both the dilution unit and the electrophoresis unit, wherein the dilution unit includes:
- a storage container configured to store the dilution water;
- a first container configured to store a pre-dilution sample;
- a dispensing probe;
- and
- a second container, wherein the dispensing probe is configured to suck the pre-dilution sample from the first container and discharge the pre-dilution sample into the second container, and further configured to suck the dilution water from the storage container and discharges the dilution water into the second container;
- wherein the electrophoresis apparatus further comprises a cleaning unit configured to clean the dispensing probe with the same dilution water stored in the storage container.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.