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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Edward Kegelman, Wilmington, DE (US);
John Paul Mizzer, Newark, DE (US);
Edward Anthony Nuzzaci, Newark, DE (US);
Allan Tit-Shing Chow, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Dade Behring Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 50 ; 436 43 ; 436 48 ; 436 49 ; 436174 ; 436180 ; 422 64 ; 422 67 ;
Abstract
A pre-processor for use in performing heterogeneous immunoassays on samples for analytes in the sample employing concentrically positioned incubating and processing carousels. A single transfer station permits reaction vessels containing sample and reagents to be moved between the carousels. The samples are separated, washed and mixed on the processing carousel and incubated on the incubating carousel thus speeding up processing throughput.