DK1030736T3 - Arbejdsstation til assays - Google Patents

Arbejdsstation til assays

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DK1030736T3
DK1030736T3 DK98957488T DK98957488T DK1030736T3 DK 1030736 T3 DK1030736 T3 DK 1030736T3 DK 98957488 T DK98957488 T DK 98957488T DK 98957488 T DK98957488 T DK 98957488T DK 1030736 T3 DK1030736 T3 DK 1030736T3
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receptacles
rack assembly
transfer device
substance transfer
receptacle
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DK98957488T
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Galo F Acosta
Jeffrey D Bransky
Robert Case
Gregory J Foster
Kristi K Myers
Thomas M Shimei
Andrew J Woodhead
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Gen Probe Inc
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L9/00—Supporting devices; Holding devices
    • B01L9/54—Supports specially adapted for pipettes and burettes
    • B01L9/543—Supports specially adapted for pipettes and burettes for disposable pipette tips, e.g. racks or cassettes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
    • B01L3/0275—Interchangeable or disposable dispensing tips
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01L9/52—Supports specially adapted for flat sample carriers, e.g. for plates, slides, chips
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N35/10—Devices for transferring samples or any liquids to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • G01N2035/1027—General features of the devices
    • G01N2035/103—General features of the devices using disposable tips
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N35/0098—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor involving analyte bound to insoluble magnetic carrier, e.g. using magnetic separation
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01N35/026—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations having blocks or racks of reaction cells or cuvettes
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  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)
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  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
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DK98957488T 1997-11-14 1998-11-13 Arbejdsstation til assays DK1030736T3 (da)

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JP (1) JP4163382B2 (da)
AT (2) ATE250978T1 (da)
AU (1) AU746039B2 (da)
CA (2) CA2306879C (da)
DE (2) DE69818702T2 (da)
DK (1) DK1030736T3 (da)
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