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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Igor V. Chernushevich, North York, CA;
Alexandre V. Loboda, Toronto, CA;
Bruce A. Thomson, Toronto, CA;
Andrew N. Krutchinsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Igor V. Chernushevich, North York, CA;
Alexandre V. Loboda, Toronto, CA;
Bruce A. Thomson, Toronto, CA;
Andrew N. Krutchinsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
MDS Inc., Concord, Ontario, CA;
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Maitoba, CA;
Abstract
A multi-device interface for use in mass spectrometry for interfacing one or more ion sources to one or more downstream devices. The multi-device interface comprises three or more multipole rod sets configured as either an input rod set or an output rod set depending on potentials applied to the multipole rod sets. The multipole rod sets configured as an input rod set are connectable to the one or more ion sources for receiving generated ions therefrom and sending the ions to at least one multipole rod set configured as an output multipole rod set. The output multipole rod sets are connectable to a downstream device for sending the generated ions thereto. At least two of the multipole rod sets are configured as input rod sets or at least two of the multipole rod sets are configured as output rod sets.