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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy, Vantaa, FI;
Robert DeWitte, Burlington, CA;
Juhani Siidorov, Vantaa, FI;
Vesa Nuotio, Espoo, FI;
Raimo Salminen, Helsinki, FI;
Jarmo Vehkomaki, Veikkola, FI;
Jukka Saukkonen, Espoo, FI;
Bill Ostman, Helsinki, FI;
Joseph M. Senteno, San Jose, CA (US);
John Edward Brann, III, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Joseph L. Herman, West Chester, PA (US);
Jeffrey A. Zonderman, Westwood, MA (US);
Terry N. Olney, Tracy, CA (US);
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC OY, Vantaa, FI;
Abstract
A method of multiplexing the operation of a sample preparation and analysis system is disclosed. The system includes a sample preparation system capable of preparing a first sample in accordance with a first assay that is selected from a database containing a plurality of unique assays and preparing a second sample in accordance with a second, different assay. The method includes separately transporting the first and second prepared samples to an analysis station having first and second separation channels and an analyzer comprising a mass spectrometer. The method further includes simultaneously analyzing the first prepared sample with the analyzer in accordance with the first selected assay and separating the second prepared sample with the second separation channel in accordance with the second selected assay.