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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2019
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nathaniel Joseph McCaffrey, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Stephen Turner, Eugene, OR (US);
Ravi Saxena, Millbrae, CA (US);
Scott Edward Helgesen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An analytical assembly within a unified device structure for integration into an analytical system. The analytical assembly is scalable and includes a plurality of analytical devices, each of which includes a reaction cell, an optical sensor, and at least one optical element positioned in optical communication with both the reaction cell and the sensor and which delivers optical signals from the cell to the sensor. Additional elements are optionally integrated into the analytical assembly. Methods for forming and operating the analytical system are also disclosed.