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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Sakura Finetek U.s.a., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Xuan S. Bui, Torrance, CA (US);
Anthony L. Hartman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Toshiyuki Fujimaki, Nagano, JP;
Shinji Tokudaiji, Nagano, JP;
Yoshitake Okabe, Higashichikuma-gun, JP;
Yoshitada Mizusawa, Nagano, JP;
Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a reagent cartridge and a reaction chamber, the reagent cartridge having a reagent capsule removably positioned therein for dispensing of a reagent onto the reaction chamber. A system including a linearly translatable mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting stations dimensioned to receive at least one fluid dispensing cartridge, a linearly translatable bulk reagent dispensing assembly having a plurality of bulk reagent dispensing nozzles coupled thereto and a receiving assembly positioned beneath the mounting assembly and the bulk reagent dispensing assembly, the receiving assembly including a plurality of reaction stations. A method including determining an inventory of an automated sample processing system, downloading a processing protocol from a central controller to the automated sample processing system, operating the automated sample processing system based on the processing protocol and independently of the central controller and dispensing a reagent from the automated sample processing system.