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US 9,434,939 B2Granted
Instrument for cassette for sample preparation
AssigneeLuminex Corporation
InventorsSteve Jia Chang Yu, Jesus Ching, Phillip You Fai Lee, David Hsiang Hu
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Abstract
A parallel processing system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a network;
- and
- a plurality of instruments, wherein:
- each instrument in the plurality of instruments is configured to receive a plurality of cassettes;
- each instrument in the plurality of instruments comprises a particle transfer system including a plurality of valve shafts and a first actuator assembly;
- each instrument in the plurality of instruments comprises a computer;
- and
- each instrument in the plurality of instruments comprises a communication device, wherein the communication device is configured to couple the instrument to the network;
- wherein the first actuator assembly is configured to move the plurality of valve shafts between a first position and a second position;
- and
- the first actuator assembly is configured to rotate each valve shaft from the plurality of valve shafts when the plurality of valve shafts is in the second position.
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