WO2006017737A3 - Microtiter plate scrubbing device - Google Patents

Microtiter plate scrubbing device Download PDF

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WO2006017737A3
WO2006017737A3 PCT/US2005/027900 US2005027900W WO2006017737A3 WO 2006017737 A3 WO2006017737 A3 WO 2006017737A3 US 2005027900 W US2005027900 W US 2005027900W WO 2006017737 A3 WO2006017737 A3 WO 2006017737A3
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plate
hopper
assembly
scrubber
nozzles
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PCT/US2005/027900
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French (fr)
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Herbert J Hedberg
Matthew S Little
Brian A Kangas
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Cetek Corp
Herbert J Hedberg
Matthew S Little
Brian A Kangas
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/28—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by splash, spray, or jet application, with or without soaking
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L13/00—Cleaning or rinsing apparatus
    • B01L13/02—Cleaning or rinsing apparatus for receptacle or instruments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L9/00—Supporting devices; Holding devices
    • B01L9/52—Supports specially adapted for flat sample carriers, e.g. for plates, slides, chips
    • B01L9/523—Supports specially adapted for flat sample carriers, e.g. for plates, slides, chips for multisample carriers, e.g. used for microtitration plates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/08—Geometry, shape and general structure
    • B01L2300/0809—Geometry, shape and general structure rectangular shaped
    • B01L2300/0829—Multi-well plates; Microtitration plates
    • 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
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/508—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes rigid containers not provided for above
    • B01L3/5085—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes rigid containers not provided for above for multiple samples, e.g. microtitration plates
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—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
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G01N2035/0401—Sample carriers, cuvettes or reaction vessels
    • G01N2035/0418—Plate elements with several rows of samples
    • G01N2035/0425—Stacks, magazines or elevators for plates
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—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
    • G01N35/028—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 reaction cells in the form of microtitration plates

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Clinical Laboratory Science (AREA)
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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)

Abstract

Au automated microtiter plate scrubber device includes vertical hoppers for dirty plates on the input side (12) and clean plates on the out side (16) of the scrubber head assembly (14). The scrubber head (14) has distinct pair of liquid and air ports on a plurality of nozzles corresponding to each sample well on the plate. A shuttle mechanism receives a used plate from the input hopper (12) and slides it from the input hopper assembly (12), across the nozzles of the scrubber head assembly (14) and to the output hopper assembly (16). An array of air nozzles inserted into every well of the cleaned plate blows excess water from the wells as it is stored in the output side hopper (16).
PCT/US2005/027900 2004-08-06 2005-08-05 Microtiter plate scrubbing device WO2006017737A2 (en)

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US59938704P 2004-08-06 2004-08-06
US60/599,387 2004-08-06
US63761304P 2004-12-20 2004-12-20
US60/637,613 2004-12-20

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WO2006017737A3 true WO2006017737A3 (en) 2006-09-21

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US3798065A (en) * 1970-11-13 1974-03-19 L Kitterman Tray washing system
US5078164A (en) * 1988-08-23 1992-01-07 Elcatech, Inc. Microtiter plate washer
US5951783A (en) * 1998-05-15 1999-09-14 Bio-Tek Holdings, Inc. Universal washing apparatus for microtiter plate and the like
US6787111B2 (en) * 1998-07-02 2004-09-07 Amersham Biosciences (Sv) Corp. Apparatus and method for filling and cleaning channels and inlet ports in microchips used for biological analysis

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US3798065A (en) * 1970-11-13 1974-03-19 L Kitterman Tray washing system
US5078164A (en) * 1988-08-23 1992-01-07 Elcatech, Inc. Microtiter plate washer
US5951783A (en) * 1998-05-15 1999-09-14 Bio-Tek Holdings, Inc. Universal washing apparatus for microtiter plate and the like
US6787111B2 (en) * 1998-07-02 2004-09-07 Amersham Biosciences (Sv) Corp. Apparatus and method for filling and cleaning channels and inlet ports in microchips used for biological analysis

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