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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2019
Zhuhai Sanmed Biotech Ltd, Zhuhai, CN;
Behrad Vahidi, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
William M. Strauss, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Mike Trejo, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Xin Ye, Zhuhai, CN;
Dongwen Li, Zhuhai, CN;
ZHUHAI SANMED BIOTECH LTD, Zhuhai, CN;
Abstract
Systems and methods for handling a variety of sample and preparatory fluids in a rack specifically configured for compatibility with predetermined liquid handlers such as automated pipettors or multi-channel manual pipettors and set up for magnetic based sample preparation. The rack can hold all of the necessary sample and reagent vials, and present them to the pipettor in some embodiments in a way that allows for parallel operation. The rack includes slidable magnets that in some embodiments are actuatable directly by the pipettor, eliminating a layer of complexity. Combined with a suitable pipettor the magnet enabled rack supports a multistep magnetic based sample preparation capability in a high throughput manner at one station that enhances sample purity throughout magnetic separation processes.