Chiron Diagnostics Corporation

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Stefan R Pabst

Scott C Lewis

Mary Beth Whitesel

Glen A Carey

Frank C Klingshirn

George J Woyansky

James P Polaniec

Raymond A Mann

An analyzer for performing automated assay testing. The analyzer includes a storage and conveyor system for conveying cuvettes to an incubation or processing conveyor, a storage and selection system for test sample containers, a storage and selection system for reagent containers, sample and reagent aspirating and dispensing probes, a separation system for separating bound from unbound tracer or labeled reagent, a detection system and date collection/processing system. All of the sub-units of the machine are controlled by a central processing unit to coordinate the activity of all of the subunits of the analyzer. The analyzer is specifically suited for performing heterogeneous binding assay protocols, particularly immunoassays.

Constant luminescence source module for an automated analyzer

An analyzer for performing automated assay testing. The analyzer includes a storage and conveyor system for conveying cuvettes to an incubation or processing conveyor, a storage and selection system for test sample containers, a storage and selection system for reagent containers, sample and reagent aspirating and dispensing probes, a separation system for separating bound from unbound tracer or labeled reagent, a detection system and date collection/processing system. All of the subunits of the machine are controlled by a central processing unit to coordinate the activity of all of the subunits of the analyzer. The analyzer is specifically suited for performing heterogeneous binding assay protocols, particularly immunoassays.

Luminometer for an automated analyzer

Automated analyzer with reagent agitating device

A method and apparatus for determining a plurality of substances or constituents of a specimen sample includes the steps of placing a single specimen sample in a reaction vessel or test tube and adding at least two reagents to the reaction vessel to form a detectable product and then initiating a reaction within the vessel and provide an emission of light energy in a predetermined spectral range. The reaction vessel is disposed in a chamber of a housing and a plurality of detector assemblies are disposed about the housing with portions of the detector assemblies disposed through the housing and exposed to the reaction vessel. Each of the detector assemblies receives a portion of the light emission and feeds such portion to a detector. Each of the detectors detect the existence of light emissions in one of a plurality of spectral ranges and feeds that information to processing circuitry to provide data for determining the presence of a specific specimen substance(s) or constituent(s) based upon the detected luminescence.

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Wellington, OH, United States of America

Stefan R Pabst