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US 7,118,659 B2Granted
Robotic friendly external loading system for electrophoresis instrument and method
AssigneeCombisep, Inc.
InventorsThomas J. Kurt, Kevin C. Kennedy
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Abstract
An electrophoresis instrument for analyzing multiple samples having a loading system. The loading system having a carriage moveable between an external station and a sampling station. The carriage having at least one tray upon the carriage. The sampling station being adapted for sampling the tray by an array of capillary tubes.
Claims20
An electrophoresis instrument, the instrument comprising:
- an instrument body;
- a carriage attached to the instrument body moveable between an external station and an internal sampling station;
- at least one tray upon the carriage;
- an array of capillary tubes attached to the instrument body sampling the tray at the sampling station;
- a photodetector attached to the instrument body for detecting light passing through the capillary tubes;
- and
- a light source attached to the instrument body positioned with respect to the photodetector.
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A loading system for an electrophoresis instrument, the loading system comprising:
- a carriage moveable between an external station and an internal sampling station, the carriage moveable along a passageway;
- a closeable cover attached to the electrophoresis instrument that closes the passageway when the carriage is at the internal sampling station to protect the electrophoresis instrument from external disruptions;
- at least one tray upon the carriage;
- and
- the sampling station adapted for sampling the tray by an array of capillary tubes.
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A method of using an electrophoresis instrument with a loading system, the method comprising:
- loading at least one tray upon a carriage at an external station;
- moving the carriage from the external station to an internal sampling station;
- sampling the tray with an array of capillary tubes;
- emitting light from a light source directed through the array of capillary tubes;
- and
- detecting light passing through the capillary tubes with a photodetector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.