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US 2006/0051243 A1Published application
Automated analyzer
AssigneeDade Behring Inc.
InventorsAllan Chow, William Devlin, Timothy Evers, David Thompson
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Abstract
An automated analyzer for analyzing patient samples. The analyzer includes a plurality of cuvettes, which allow the samples to be mixed with various reagents. The analyzer includes one or more detectors, including a detector adapted to detect luminescence of the reaction mixture in the cuvettes. The analyzer allows for various diagnostic assays to be performed on a single system, and provides for high-sensitivity analysis at faster speeds.
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An automated analyzer, comprising:
- a plurality of cuvettes adapted to contain a reaction mixture including a sample and at least one reagent;
- a LOCI detector adapted to detect luminescence of a reaction mixture in at least one of said cuvettes;
- at least one other detector adapted to perform a second analysis of a reaction mixture in at least one cuvette, said second analysis different from the luminescence analysis;
- a cuvette transport mechanism adapted to move at least one of the cuvettes to said detector;
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- a control mechanism adapted to control said detector and said cuvette transport mechanism,
- wherein said reaction cuvettes comprise a first set of reaction cuvettes and a second set of reaction cuvettes, said first set adapted to shield light-sensitive reagents from environmental light, and wherein said cuvette transport mechanism comprises a first transport subsystem and a second transport subsystem, said first transport subsystem being adapted to move said first set of reaction cuvettes to said LOCI detector and said second transport subsystem being adapted to move said second set of reaction cuvettes to said at least one other detector.
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