Assay device incubator
AssigneeRandox Laboratories Limited
InventorsStephen Peter Fitzgerald, John Victor Lamont, Robert Ivan McConnell
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Abstract
An assay device incubator comprises a housing (46) defining a region within which at least one assay device is located in use, the housing defining laterally opposed sidewalls (48, 50) of at least one bay (33) in which an assay device can be located. The housing (46) includes one or more guides (49, 51) for supporting the assay device and enabling the assay device to undergo to and fro movement therealong. A vibration system (40, 60) is coupled to the at least one tray in use for vibrating the tray to and fro along the or each guide. A heating system (70) heats the region within the housing.
Claims9
An assay device incubator comprising a housing defining a region within which at least one assay device is located in use, the housing defining laterally opposed sidewalls of at least one bay in which an assay device can be located, the housing including one or more guides for supporting the assay device and enabling the assay device to undergo to and fro movement therealong;
- a vibration system coupled to the at least one tray in use for vibrating the tray to and fro along the or each guide;
- and a heating system for heating the region within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.