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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicants:
Udo Krupka, Marburg, DE;
Wolfgang Schmandt, Pohlheim, DE;
Inventors:
Udo Krupka, Marburg, DE;
Wolfgang Schmandt, Pohlheim, DE;
Assignee:
Dade Behring Marburg GmbH, Marburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 35/08 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for reducing the contamination of reaction containers which are empty or already fitted with analyte-free sampling material or sampling material having a low analyte concentration, inside a configuration of reaction containers which are spatially close to each other, when pipetting samples or reagents using an automatic sample distributor. The invention also relates to hardware-related measures for reducing or avoiding possible contamination.