Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Acea Biosciences, Inc.

Hitachi-high-technologies Corporation

Hitachi High-tech Corporation

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Alexander Seiler

Xiaobo Wang

Wei Li

Takamichi Mori

Nan Li

Yoichi Aruga

Manfred Watzele

Yosuke Horie

Kouhei Nonaka

Tianxing Wang

Andrew McCaughey

Donald Thomas

Yama A Abassi

Ning Ke

Adrian Papas

A method of washing an aspiration probe of an in-vitro diagnostic system is disclosed. The aspiration probe comprises an outer surface and an inner surface forming an inner space for receiving a fluid. The method comprises dipping the aspiration probe into a first wash fluid so that the outer surface is immersed at least in part into the first wash fluid, aspirating an amount of the first wash fluid into the inner space of the aspiration probe, propagating an ultrasonic vibration to the outer surface of the aspiration probe via the first wash fluid, and rinsing the outer surface and the inner surface of the aspiration probe with a second wash fluid. Further, an in-vitro diagnostic method and an in-vitro diagnostic system are disclosed.

Method of washing an aspiration probe of an in-vitro diagnostic system, in-vitro diagnostic method, and in-vitro diagnostic system

An insert device and co-culture device assembly incorporating the insert device, which includes an insert chamber with two fluid impermeable side walls that extend from a microporous bottom to an open top to form an inner cavity. The first side wall is shaped to form a convex arc that follows between about half of a circumference of the well and less than an entire circumference of the well. The second side wall joins ends of the first side wall and protrudes inward towards a center of the convex arc. A flange extends outward from or beneath the top and is notched to form a gap adjacent to the second side wall, which forms an access port allowing access to the lower chamber with a micropipette tip when the insert device is inserted into a well of a single or multi-well plate.

Co-culture device assembly

Set of inserts for co-culture of cells in microtiter plates

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Habach, Germany

Alexander Seiler