Instrument and process for the storing and/or processing of liquid samples
AssigneeRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.
InventorMartin Rapp
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Abstract
An instrument and process for the automated storing and/or processing of liquid samples are disclosed. The instrument may comprise an instrument casing forming an internal space, a moving mechanism for moving at least one microplate for receiving the samples into and/or out of the internal space, and/or at least one rotatable sealing roller for pressing a sealing cover on the microplate while moving the microplate into or out of the internal space formed by the instrument casing.
Claims17
An instrument for the automated storing and/or processing of liquid samples, comprising:
- an instrument casing forming an internal space;
- at least one liquid sample chemical processor for chemically treating the liquid sample and at least one liquid sample thermal processor for thermally treating the liquid sample contained within the internal space;
- a moving mechanism for moving at least one microplate for receiving said samples into or out of said internal space;
- at least one rotatable sealing roller for pressing a sealing cover on said microplate while moving said microplate into or out of said internal space.
A process for the automated storing and/or processing of liquid samples, comprising:
- providing a microplate for receiving said samples;
- placing a sealing cover over said microplate;
- moving said microplate into or out of an internal space formed by an instrument casing, the internal space comprising at least one liquid sample chemical processor for chemically treating the liquid sample and at least one liquid sample thermal processor for thermally treating the liquid sample;
- pressing said sealing cover on said microplate while moving said microplate so as to fix said sealing cover to said microplate;
- and processing the samples by the at least one liquid sample chemical processor and the at least one liquid sample thermal processor.
An instrument for the automated storing and/or processing of liquid samples, comprising:
- an instrument casing forming an internal space;
- at least one liquid sample chemical processor for chemically treating the liquid sample, and at least one liquid sample thermal processor for thermally treating the liquid sample, said chemical processor and thermal processor contained within the internal space;
- a moving mechanism for moving at least one microplate for receiving said samples into or out of said internal space;
- at least one rotatable sealing roller for pressing a sealing cover on said microplate while moving said microplate into or out of said internal space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.