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US 2026/0115339 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus to reduce biological carryover using induction heating
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsBrad Weston, Jeffrey Mitchell
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to reduce biological carryover using induction heating are disclosed herein. An example method includes washing an aspiration and dispense device. The example method includes generating an alternating electromagnetic field and introducing the aspiration and dispense device into the alternating electromagnetic field. The example method includes inductively heating the aspiration and dispense device with the alternating electromagnetic field. In the example method, the washing is to occur in concert with the heating.
Claims21
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An apparatus comprising:
- an electrically conductive coil;
- a wash cup;
- machine-readable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor circuit to execute the machine-readable instructions to:
- cause at least a portion of a sample carrier to be received in an area defined by an interior of the electrically conductive coil, a biological material carried by the sample carrier;
- and
- cause current to flow through the electrically conductive coil to generate an alternating electromagnetic field, exposure of the at least the portion of the sample carrier to the alternating electromagnetic field to cause a property of the biological material to be adjusted;
- and
- cause a surface of the sample carrier to be exposed to a wash fluid, the wash fluid to be received in the wash cup.
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A method comprising:
- moving a sample carrier into an inductive heater, a biological material carried by the sample carrier;
- causing the induction heater to generate an alternating electromagnetic field to heat the sample carrier, the heating of the sample carrier to adjust a property of the biological material carried by the sample carrier;
- and
- washing the sample carrier with a wash fluid (a) prior to the generation of the alternating electromagnetic field and (b) during the heating of the sample carrier, the wash fluid to be received in a wash cup associated with the induction heater.
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A method comprising:
- moving a sample carrier proximate to a wash cup;
- after moving the sample carrier proximate to the wash cup, exposing the sample carrier to an alternating electromagnetic field, the exposure of the sample carrier to the alternating electromagnetic field to cause a property of a biological material carried by the sample carrier to be adjusted;
- and
- washing the sample carrier with a wash fluid during exposure of the sample carrier to the alternating electromagnetic field, the wash cup to collect the wash fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.