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AssigneeAxis-Shield ASA
InventorsJostein Holtlund, Stig Morten Borch, Thorstein Seim, Tore Janson, Hege Tøn, Jan Roger Karlson, Inger Lise Lauvstad
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An assay apparatus comprising: i) an assay cartridge (52,53) comprising at least one well (57-62) and a pipette (50) positionable in at least one said well; ii) a holder arranged to receive said cartridge; iii) drive means operable to position said pipette in selected wells of said cartridge; iv) a gas pressure applicator couplable to said pipette whereby to cause liquid flow through said membrane; and v) a radiation detector operable to detect radiation from a well of said cartridge or from said pipette.
An assay cartridge comprising at least two wells and a membrane-tipped pipette positionable in at least two of said wells, said membrane-tipped pipette having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being closed by a liquid permeable membrane, wherein said cartridge further comprises a capillary-tipped pipette.
An assay device comprising a) a cartridge holder capable of receiving an assay cartridge comprising at least two wells and a membrane-tipped pipette positionable in at least two of said wells, said membrane-tipped pipette having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being closed by a liquid permeable membrane;
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