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US 2012/0058479 A1Published application
Workflow timing between modules
AssigneeRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.
InventorsAndreas Gisler, Robert Huesler, Rolf Knobel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of isolating and analyzing an analyte using an analytical apparatus which comprises modules of different types, wherein any one module of one type has a specific, pre-defined timing for carrying out its workflow.
Claims14
An method of isolating and analyzing an analyte in an automated analyzer, comprising the steps of:
- providing a liquid sample comprising said analyte to a processing vessel in a module of a first type;
- transferring said liquid sample comprising said analyte to a module of a second type;
- isolating and purifying said analyte in said processing vessel in said module of a second type;
- transferring said purified analyte to a module of a third type;
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- analyzing said analyte in said module of a third type by reacting said analyte with reagents necessary to obtain a detectable signal;
- wherein the timing for transfer and processing within each module of one type is pre-defined, and wherein said timing in each module of one type is identical for any analyte which is isolated and analyzed;
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- wherein the analyzer comprises at least two modules of a third type.
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An analytical system comprising:
- a module of a first type, said module comprising a processing vessel and a pipetting unit for providing a liquid sample to said processing vessel;
- a module of a second type, said module comprising a separation device for isolating said analyte in said liquid sample;
- at least two modules of a third type, said module comprising a temperature controlled incubator for reacting said analyte with reagents necessary for obtaining a signal;
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- a transfer module for transferring vessels between modules;
- wherein the timing for transfer and processing within each module of one type is pre-defined, and wherein said timing in each module of one type is identical for any one analyte which is isolated and analyzed.
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